shrink
/ʃrˈɪŋk/
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Definitions
Noun
a physician who specializes in psychiatry
Verb
wither, as with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled"
Verb
draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"
Verb
reduce in size; reduce physically; "Hot water will shrink the sweater"; "Can you shrink this image?"
Verb
become smaller or draw together; "The fabric shrank"; "The balloon shrank"
Verb
decrease in size, range, or extent; "His earnings shrank"; "My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me"
Synonyms
contract
cringe
flinch
funk
head-shrinker
psychiatrist
quail
recoil
reduce
shrivel
shrivel up
squinch
wince
wither