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 [ʃrɪŋk]
vb shrinks, shrinking ; shrank, shrunk ; shrunk, shrunken
1. to contract or cause to contract as from wetness, heat, cold, etc.
2. to become or cause to become smaller in size
3. (intr; often foll by from)
a. to recoil or withdraw to shrink from the sight of blood
b. to feel great reluctance (at) to shrink from killing an animal
n
1. the act or an instance of shrinking
2. (Psychiatry) a slang word for psychiatrist
[Old English scrincan; related to Old Norse skrokkr torso, Old Swedish skrunkin wrinkled, Old Norse hrukka a crease, Icelandic skrukka wrinkled woman]
shrinkable adj
shrinker n
shrinking adj
shrinkingly adv
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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
verb
noun
(Informal) psychiatrist, psychologist, psychotherapist, psychoanalyst, head shrinker (informal) I've seen a shrink already.
Translations
shrink [ʃrɪŋk] (shrank (pt) (shrunk (pp)))
A. VI
1. (= get smaller) → encogerse
to shrink in the wash → encogerse al lavar
"will not shrink" → "no se encoge", "inencogible"
to shrink away to nothing → reducirse a nada, desaparecer
to shrink in the wash → encogerse al lavar
"will not shrink" → "no se encoge", "inencogible"
to shrink away to nothing → reducirse a nada, desaparecer
2. (also shrink away, shrink back) → retroceder, echar marcha atrás
I shrink from doing it → no me atrevo a hacerlo
he did not shrink from touching it → no vaciló en tocarlo
I shrink from doing it → no me atrevo a hacerlo
he did not shrink from touching it → no vaciló en tocarlo
C. N (= psychiatrist) → psiquiatra mf
shrink [ˈʃrɪŋk] [shrank] (pt) [shrunk] (pp)
vi
(= become smaller) [clothing, fabric] → rétrécir; [wood] → se contracter; [area, forest] → se réduire; [budget, income, sales, profits] → diminuer; [market] → se réduire; [economy] → se replier; [tumour] → rapetisser
(= recoil) → reculer
He shrank against the wall → Il a reculé jusqu'à toucher le mur.
to shrink from sth [+ danger, responsibility] → se dérober devant qch
not to shrink from doing sth → ne pas hésiter à faire qch
to shrink from the use of sth, to shrink from using sth → hésiter à utiliser qch, être réticent(e) à utiliser qch
He shrank against the wall → Il a reculé jusqu'à toucher le mur.
to shrink from sth [+ danger, responsibility] → se dérober devant qch
not to shrink from doing sth → ne pas hésiter à faire qch
to shrink from the use of sth, to shrink from using sth → hésiter à utiliser qch, être réticent(e) à utiliser qch
vt [+ wool, clothing] → (faire) rétrécir
shrink vb: pret <shrank>, ptp <shrunk>
vt → einlaufen lassen; the fabric is shrunk before it is used → der Stoff wird vor Gebrauch gewaschen, damit er danach nicht mehr einläuft; to shrink a part on (Tech) → ein Teil aufschrumpfen
vi
(= get smaller) → kleiner werden, schrumpfen; (clothes etc) → einlaufen; (metal etc) → sich zusammenziehen, schrumpfen; (wood) → schwinden; (fig, popularity) → abnehmen, schwinden; (trade) → zurückgehen; to shrink away to nothing → auf ein Nichts zusammenschrumpfen
(fig: = recoil) → zurückschrecken; to shrink from doing something → davor zurückschrecken, etw zu tun; to shrink from saying something → sich davor scheuen, etw zu sagen; to shrink from the truth → vor der Wahrheit die Augen verschließen; to shrink back → zurückweichen; to shrink away from somebody → vor jdm zurückweichen
n (inf) → Seelenklempner(in) m(f) (inf), → Psychiater(in) m(f)
shrink [ʃrɪŋk] (shrank (vb: pt) (shrunk (pp)))
shrink [ʃrɪŋk] (shrank (vb: pt) (shrunk (pp)))
1. vt (wool) → far restringere
2. vi
a. (clothes) → restringersi, ritirarsi; (metal) → contrarsi; (gums) → ritirarsi; (piece of meat) → ridursi; (area, person) → rimpicciolirsi
to shrink in the wash → restringersi con il lavaggio
to shrink in the wash → restringersi con il lavaggio
b. (also shrink away, shrink back) → ritrarsi, tirarsi indietro
to shrink from doing sth → rifuggire dal fare qc
he didn't shrink from telling her the truth → non ha esitato a dirle la verità
to shrink from doing sth → rifuggire dal fare qc
he didn't shrink from telling her the truth → non ha esitato a dirle la verità
3. n (fam, pej) → strizzacervelli m/f inv
shrink [ʃrɪŋk] (shrank (vb: pt) (shrunk (pp)))
1. vt (wool) → far restringere
2. vi
a. (clothes) → restringersi, ritirarsi; (metal) → contrarsi; (gums) → ritirarsi; (piece of meat) → ridursi; (area, person) → rimpicciolirsi
to shrink in the wash → restringersi con il lavaggio
to shrink in the wash → restringersi con il lavaggio
b. (also shrink away, shrink back) → ritrarsi, tirarsi indietro
to shrink from doing sth → rifuggire dal fare qc
he didn't shrink from telling her the truth → non ha esitato a dirle la verità
to shrink from doing sth → rifuggire dal fare qc
he didn't shrink from telling her the truth → non ha esitato a dirle la verità
3. n (fam, pej) → strizzacervelli m/f inv
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 오그라들다 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 뒷걸음 치다 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 꽁무니를 빼다 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 迴避 (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 susitraukimas saraušanās; saraušanās lielums pengecutan inkrimping krymping, svinn kurczenie się, ubytek encolhimento strâmtare усадка zrazenie (látky) skrčenje skupljanje krympning, krympmån การหด büzülme; çekme payı 縮小(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 오그라든 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 縮小的 зморщений چھوٹا کیا ہوا đã co lại 收缩的
shrink2
n shrink [ʃriŋk]
(slang) a psychiatrist. kopdokter طَبيب عَقْلي психиатър psychiatr, cvokař (hovor.) hjernevrider; psykiater der Seelenklempner ψυχίατρος psiquiatra, loquero hulluarst روان پزشك psy פְּסִיכִיאַטֵר मनोचिकित्सक psihijatar pszichiáter, diliorvos psikiater strizzacervelli 精神科医 정신과 의사 psichiatras psihiatrs doktor sakit jiwa zielknijper psykiater psychiatra психиатр psychiater psihiater psihijatar hjärnskrynklare, psykiater นักจิตวิทยา (คำแสลง) psikiyatrist, sinir/ruh doktoru 精神科醫師 психотерапевт تفسیاتی معالج bác sĩ tâm thần 精神病学家
shrink → يَتقلَص srazit (se) krympe schrumpfen ζαρώνω encoger, encogerse kutistua rétrécir smanjiti se restringersi 縮む 줄어들다 krimpen krympe skurczyć się encolher уменьшать(ся) krympa หด kısalmak co lại 萎缩
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