shrink

v., shrank (shrăngk) or shrunk (shrŭngk), shrunk or shrunk·en (shrŭng'kən), 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. 1. The act of shrinking.
   2. The degree to which something shrinks; shrinkage.
2. Slang. A psychotherapist.

[Middle English shrinken, to wither, shrivel up, from Old English scrincan.]

shrinkable shrink'a·ble adj.
shrinker shrink'er n.

verb

1. To reduce in size, as by drawing together: compact¹, compress, constrict, constringe, contract. See increase/decrease.
2. To draw away involuntarily, usually out of fear or disgust: blench¹, cringe, flinch, quail, recoil, shy¹, start, wince. See approach/retreat, seek/avoid.

noun

An act of drawing back in an involuntary or instinctive fashion: cringe, flinch, recoil, wince. See approach/retreat, seek/avoid.

v

Definition: become smaller
Antonyms: develop, enlarge, expand, grow, increase, stretch

v

Definition: recoil, shy away
Antonyms: expand, face, increase, meet, take on

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If we dream about shrinking, perhaps the dream relates to our childhood. Alternatively, maybe we are "feeling small." When other things shrink, it may be a representation that they are playing a smaller role in our life than formerly. We also sometimes refer to shy people as "shrinking violets," and to psychiatrists as "shrinks." (See also Little; Small).

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - krympe, krybe ind, skrumpe ind, svinde, vige tilbage for, kvie sig ved
v. tr. - få til at krympe
n. - psykolog

Nederlands (Dutch)
krimpen, inkrimpen, terugdeinzen, slinken, samenkrimpen, psychiater

Français (French)
v. intr. - se contracter, réduire, reculer, se rapprocher (des limites), être en recul, s'amenuiser, se tasser, se dérober devant
v. tr. - faire rétrécir, contracter, (Anthrop) réduire (une tête)
n. - psy, psychanalyste, psychiatre

Deutsch (German)
v. - sich scheuen, zurückweichen, schrumpfen, einlaufen, sich zusammenziehen
n. - Schrumpfen, (Slang) Psychiater

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - μαζεύω, ζαρώνω, συρρικνώνω/-ομαι, κατσιάζω, μαραγκιάζω, (για υφάσματα) μπαίνω
n. - ζάρωμα, (καθομ.) ψυχαναλυτής

Italiano (Italian)
indietreggiare, restringersi, contrarsi, contrazione, psicoanalista

Português (Portuguese)
v. - encolher, contrair
n. - retração (f), redução (f)

Русский (Russian)
усадка (ткани), давать усадку, вызывать усадку, сжиматься, сокращать, усыхать, вызывать усыхание, исчезать

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - retroceder, encogerse, contraerse, encoger, acortarse, estrecharse, disminuir, mermar, agacharse, retirarse, apartarse
v. tr. - encoger, contraer, reducir, mermar, marchitar, preparar (las telas) para que no encojan
n. - encogimiento, psiquiatra, merma, acción de rehuir

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - krympa, minska, sjunka ihop, skrumpna
n. - krympning, hjärnkrympare, psykiater

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
收缩, 萎缩, 退缩, 使收缩, 使缩小, 畏缩

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 收縮, 萎縮, 退縮
v. tr. - 使收縮, 使縮小
n. - 收縮, 畏縮, 萎縮

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 오그라들다, 움츠리다, ~에 기가 죽다
v. tr. - 수축시키다, (쇠테 따위를) 가열하여 끼우다, (천을) 방축 가공하다
n. - 뒷걸음질 치기, 수축, 정신과 의사

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 縮む, しりごみする, 避ける, 減る
n. - 収縮, しりごみ, 精神科医

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ينكمش أو يتقلص, يتضائل (الاسم) مقدار ألتقلص‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮התכווץ, הצטמק‬
v. tr. - ‮כיווץ, נרתע מ-‬
n. - ‮התכווצות, פסיכיאטר‬

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