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shrink
(shrĭngk)v. shrank (shrăngk) or shrunk (shrŭngk), shrunk or shrunk·en (shrŭng′kən), shrink·ing, shrinks
v.intr.
1.
a. To become or appear to become smaller: The shadows shrank as the sun rose higher. The mountains shrank in the distance as we drove away.
b. To become smaller from exposure to heat, moisture, or cold: The sweater shrank in the wash.
2. To become reduced in amount or value; dwindle: His savings quickly shrank. The market for that product has been shrinking.
3. To move back or away, especially in fear: "She shrank back against the wall and flattened her palms against it" (Pearl S. Buck).
4. To show reluctance; hesitate: We should not shrink from making such a sacrifice.
v.tr.
To cause to shrink: The treatment shrank the tumor.
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- in Indo-European roots.]
shrink′a·ble adj.
shrink′er n.
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shrink
(ʃrɪŋk)vb, shrinks, shrinking, shrank, shrunk, shrunk or 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.
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
4. the act or an instance of shrinking
5. (Psychiatry) slang a psychiatrist
[Old English scrincan; related to Old Norse skrokkr torso, Old Swedish skrunkin wrinkled, Old Norse hrukka a crease, Icelandic skrukka wrinkled woman]
ˈshrinkable adj
ˈshrinker n
ˈshrinking adj
ˈshrinkingly adv
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shrink
(ʃrɪŋk)v. shrank, often, shrunk; shrunk shrunk•en; shrink•ing; v.i.
1. to contract or lessen in size: cloth that shrinks if washed.
2. to become reduced in extent, compass, or value.
3. to draw back; recoil: to shrink from danger.
v.t. 4. to cause to shrink or contract; reduce.
5. preshrink.
n. 6. an act or instance of shrinking.
7. shrinkage.
8. Slang. a psychotherapist, psychiatrist, or psychoanalyst.
[before 900; Middle English schrinken, Old English scrincan, c. Middle Dutch schrinken, Swedish skrynka to shrink]
shrink′er,
n.
syn: See decrease.
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shrink
1. shrink
If something shrinks, it becomes smaller.
Sometimes the rains fail and the rivers shrink or dry up.
Be generous, as the tomatoes will shrink as they cook.
2. 'shrank'
The past tense of shrink is shrank, not 'shrinked' or 'shrunk'. The past participle is shrunk.
Last year the economy shrank by 7 per cent.
Their workforce of 25,000 has shrunk to 8,000.
3. 'shrunken'
Shrunken is an adjective, used in front of a noun. A shrunken thing or person has become smaller.
...old women selling shrunken baboon heads.
...a shrunken old man.
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shrink
Past participle: shrunk
Gerund: shrinking
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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" |
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shrink
verb
noun
1. (Informal) psychiatrist, psychologist, psychotherapist, psychoanalyst, head shrinker (informal) I've seen a shrink already.
shrink back recoil, cringe, draw back, withdraw, wince, shy away, flinch, quail, cower, hang back She shrank back with an involuntary gasp.
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shrink
verb1. To reduce in size, as by drawing together:
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Translations
طَبيب عَقْلييَتَقَلَّصُيَجْفَل، يَرْتَديُحْجِم، يَتَجَنَّبيَنْكَمِش
couvatcvokařpsychiatrsrazitsrazit se
krympepsykiaterhjernevrider
kutistua
smanjiti se
hika viî aî gera e-îhlaupahörfa, hrökkva
縮む縮める縮小するしりごみする短縮する
줄어들다
atrautiesdekatētizvairītiespsihiatrssarauties
zdráhať sa
skrčiti se
krympa
หด
çekmekdaralmakkorkuyla geri çekilmekpsikiyatristsinir/ruh doktoru
co lại
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
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
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
3. n (fam, pej) → strizzacervelli m/f inv
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
shrink1
(ʃriŋk) – past tense shrank (ʃrӕŋk) : past participle shrunk (ʃraŋk) verb1. 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?
2. to move back in fear, disgust etc (from). She shrank (back) from the man.
3. to wish to avoid something unpleasant. I shrank from telling him the terrible news.
ˈshrinkage (-kidʒ) noun the act of shrinking, or the amount by which something shrinks.
shrunken (ˈʃraŋk(ən)) adjective having been made or become smaller.
shrink2
(ʃriŋk) noun (slang) a psychiatrist.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
shrink
→ يَتَقَلَّصُ srazit se krympe schrumpfen ζαρώνω encoger, encogerse kutistua rétrécir smanjiti se restringersi 縮む 줄어들다 krimpen krympe skurczyć się encolher уменьшать(ся) krympa หด çekmek co lại 萎缩Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
shrink
n. pop. psiquiatra o alienista, psicólogo;
v. encoger; encogerse.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
shrink
n (fam) psiquiatra mf; vt, vi (pretEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.