shrink (shr ngk)v. shrank (shr  ngk) or shrunk (shr ngk), shrunk or shrunk·en (shrng k n), shrink·ing, shrinks v.intr. 1. To become constricted from heat, moisture, or cold. 2. To become reduced in amount or value; dwindle: His savings quickly shrank. 3. To draw back instinctively, as from something alarming; recoil. 4. To show reluctance; hesitate: shrink from making such a sacrifice. v.tr. To cause to shrink. n. 1. a. The act of shrinking. b. The degree to which something shrinks; shrinkage. 2. Slang A psychotherapist. [Middle English shrinken, to wither, shrivel up, from Old English scrincan; see sker-2 in Indo-European roots.] shrink a·ble adj.shrink er n. |
shrink
Verb
[shrinking, shrank] or shrunk;shrunk or shrunken
1. to become or cause to become smaller, sometimes because of wetness, heat, or cold
2. shrink from
a. to withdraw or move away through fear: they didn't shrink from danger
b. to feel great reluctance (to perform a task or duty)
Noun
Slang a psychiatrist [Old English scrincan]
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| Noun | 1. |  shrink - a physician who specializes in psychiatryalienist - a psychiatrist and specialist in the legal aspects of mental illness psychoanalyst, analyst - a licensed practitioner of psychoanalysis medical specialist, specialist - practices one branch of medicine |
| Verb | 1. |  shrink - wither, as with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled"atrophy - undergo atrophy; "Muscles that are not used will atrophy" decrease, diminish, lessen, fall - decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper" blast - shrivel or wither or mature imperfectly |
| 2. | shrink - draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf" move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" shrink back, retract - pull away from a source of disgust or fear | |
| 3. | shrink - reduce in size; reduce physically; "Hot water will shrink the sweater"; "Can you shrink this image?" scale down, reduce - make smaller; "reduce an image" reef - reduce (a sail) by taking in a reef miniaturise, miniaturize - design or construct on a smaller scale depopulate, desolate - reduce in population; "The epidemic depopulated the countryside" downsize - make in a smaller size; "the car makers downsized the SUVs when fuel became very expensive" contract - make smaller; "The heat contracted the woollen garment" | |
| 4. | shrink - become smaller or draw together; "The fabric shrank"; "The balloon shrank" decrease, diminish, lessen, fall - decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper" flex - contract; "flex a muscle" stretch - become longer by being stretched and pulled; "The fabric stretches" | |
| 5. | shrink - decrease in size, range, or extent; "His earnings shrank"; "My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me" |
shrink
Translations
shrink [pt shrank, pp shrunk] [ʃrɪŋk, ʃræŋk, ʃrʌŋk] vi → encogerse (= be reduced); reducirse
vt → encoger;
shrink away vi → retroceder, retirarse
shrink [shrank , pt , shrunk , pp ] [ʃrɪŋk, ʃræŋk, ʃrʌŋk] vi → rétrécir (fig); diminuer;
(also: shrink away) → reculer
vt [+ wool] → (faire) rétrécir
n (inf) (pej) → psychanalyste m/f;
shrink [ʃrɪŋk] [shrank , pt , shrunk , pp ] vi (cloth) → einlaufen;
(profits, audiences) → schrumpfen;
(forests) → schwinden;
(also: shrink away) → zurückweichen
n (inf) (pej) → Klapsdoktor m;
to shrink from sth → vor etw dat zurückschrecken;
to shrink from doing sth → davor zurückschrecken, etw zu tun
shrink [ʃrɪŋk] vb [pt shrank, pp shrunk] [ʃræŋk, ʃrʌŋk]
vi → restringersi;
(fig) → ridursi
vt [+ wool] → far restringere
n (col) (pej) → psicanalista m/f;
v shrink [ʃriŋk]
1 to (cause material, clothes etc to) become smaller My jersey shrank in the wash; Do they shrink the material before they make it up into clothes? krimp يَنْكَمِش свивам (се) srazit (se) krympe schrumpfen μαζεύω στο πλύσιμο (για ρούχο), βάζω ένα ρούχο στο νερό να μαζέψει encoger kokku tõmbuma كوچك شدن kutistua, kutistaa (faire) rétrécir לְכַּווֵץ सिकुड़ना stisnuti se, stegnuti se összemegy mengkerut (láta) hlaupa restringersi 縮む 줄다, 오그라들다;(천 등을) 미리 수축시키다 susitraukti sarauties; sarukt; dekatēt (audumu) mengecut (doen) krimpen krympe kurczyć się encolher a (se) strâmta давать усадку zraziť (sa) skrčiti (se) skupiti krympa หด çekmek, daralmak 縮小 давати усадку; зсідатися سکڑنا co lại 缩小
2 to move back in fear, disgust etc (from) She shrank (back) from the man. ineenkrimp يَجْفَل، يَرْتَد отдръпвам се couvat vige tilbage zurückschrecken τραβιέμαι προς τα πίσω (π.χ. από φόβο) retroceder, echarse atrás eemale tõmbuma اكراه داشتن kavahtaa reculer devant qqch. לְהֵירָתַע पीछे हटना ustuknuti visszariad menciut hörfa, hrökkva (undan) indietreggiare, ritrarsi ひるむ 물러서다 atšlyti atrauties [] berundur terugdeinzen vike, rygge tilbake cofać się a repugna отпрянуть cúvať (pred) odskočiti ustuknuti rygga กลัว korkuyla geri çekilmek 畏縮 відскочити; відступити خوف یا اکراہ سے پیچھے ہٹنا lùi lại , chùn lại 畏缩
3 to wish to avoid something unpleasant I shrank from telling him the terrible news. vermy يُحْجِم، يَتَجَنَّب отбягвам zdráhat se vige tilbage sich scheuen αποφεύγω να κάνω κτ. δυσάρεστο esquivar hoiduma بي ميلي نشان دادن karttaa hésiter à faire qqch. לְהֵרָתַע किसी अप्रिय चीज से बचने की इच्छा prezati, žacati se meghátrál bersembunyi hika við að gera e-ð evitare, tirarsi indietro しりごみをする 피하다 vengti []vairīties mengelak terugdeinzen voor kvie seg for, grue seg til wstrzymywać się evitar a ezita să facă ceva уклоняться zdráhať sa nerad kaj napraviti izbegavati dra (gruva) sig för หลบเลี่ยง çekinmek 希望退縮，回避 (у когось) не вистачає духу کسی نازيبا چیز سے احتراز کرنا lưỡng lự 希望退缩，回避
n shrinkage [-kidʒ]
the act of shrinking, or the amount by which something shrinks. inkrimping إنْكِماش، تَقَلُّص свиване sražení svind; krympning das Schrumpfen συρρίκνωση, μάζεμα encogimiento kokkutõmbumine انقباض kutistuminen, kutistuma rétrécissement הִתכַּווצוּת संकुचन stezanje, smanjenje (össze)zsugorodás penyusutan, berkurang það að hlaupa/dragast saman restringimento 収縮 수축(량) susitraukimas saraušanās; saraušanās lielums pengecutan inkrimping krymping, svinn kurczenie się, ubytek encolhimento strâmtare усадка zrazenie (látky) skrčenje skupljanje krympning, krympmån การหด büzülme; çekme payı 收縮（量） скорочення; усадка سکڑنے کا عمل، سکڑنے کی مقدار sự co 收缩（量）
adj shrunken [ˈʃraŋk(ən)]
having been made or become smaller. verskrompeld مُنْكَمِش، مُتَقَلِّص смален scvrklý krympet einlaufen συρρικνωμένος, μαζεμένος, ζαρωμένος encogido kokkutõmbunud چروك خورده kutistunut ratatiné מְכּווָץ सिकुड़ा हुआ skvrčen, upao összezsugorodott menciut rÿrnaður, samanskroppinn accorciato 縮んだ 줄어든 susitraukęs sarāvies; sarucis susut gekrompen skrumpet, krympet skurczony encolhido îngust, strâmt давший усадку scvrknutý skrčen skupljen krympt, hopfallen, insjunken กริยาช่องที่ 3 ของ shrink (หดลง) çekmiş, daralmış 收縮的 зморщений چھوٹا کیا ہوا đã co lại 收缩的
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