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Meaning of 'shrink'
Meaning of 'shrink' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Shrink 
[ n.]
- The act shrinking; shrinkage; contraction; also, recoil;
withdrawal. [ n.]2. Shrink [ v. i.]
- To wrinkle, bend, or curl; to shrivel; hence, to
contract into a less extent or compass; to gather together; to become
compacted. [ v. i.]- To withdraw or retire, as from danger; to decline action from fear; to recoil, as in fear, horror, or distress.
- To express fear, horror, or pain by contracting the body, or part of it; to shudder; to quake.
3. Shrink [ v. t.]
- To cause to contract or shrink; as, to shrink finnel by
imersing it in boiling water. [ v. t.]- To draw back; to withdraw.
Meaning of 'shrink' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. shrink [ v]
[ v]Meaning (1):
- decrease in size, range, or extent
- decrease in size, range, or extent
Example in sentence:
- His earnings shrank;
- My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me
Meaning (2):
- reduce in size; reduce physically
- reduce in size; reduce physically
Example in sentence:
- Can you shrink this image?;
- Hot water will shrink the sweater
Meaning (3):
- draw back, as with fear or pain
- draw back, as with fear or pain
Example in sentence:
- she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf
Meaning (4):
- become smaller or draw together
- become smaller or draw together
Example in sentence:
- The balloon shrank;
- The fabric shrank
Meaning (5):
- wither, as with a loss of moisture
- wither, as with a loss of moisture
Example in sentence:
- The fruit dried and shriveled
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