ENGLISH: shrink - CREOLE: retresi



Overview of noun shrink



The noun shrink has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)



1. psychiatrist, head-shrinker, shrink -- (a physician who specializes in psychiatry)



Overview of verb shrink



The verb shrink has 5 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)



1. (3) shrivel, shrivel up, shrink, wither -- (wither, as with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled")

2. (2) flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail -- (draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf")

3. (2) shrink, reduce -- (reduce in size; reduce physically; "Hot water will shrink the sweater"; "Can you shrink this image?")

4. (1) shrink, contract -- (become smaller or draw together; "The fabric shrank"; "The balloon shrank")

5. shrink, shrivel -- (decrease in size, range, or extent; "His earnings shrank"; "My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me")

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