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What (who) is Shrink - definition
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Shrinking; Shrink (disambiguation); Shrinks; Shrunk; Shrunken; Shrinker
shrink
v. n.
1.
Shrivel, contract, decrease, dwindle, wither.
2.
Recoil, blench, flinch, withdraw, retire, swerve, draw back, give way.
shrink
v. (d; intr.) to shrink from (to shrink from responsibility)
Shrink
·vt To draw back; to Withdraw.
II. Shrink ·noun The act shrinking; shrinkage; contraction; also, recoil; withdrawal.
III. Shrink ·vt To cause to contract or shrink; as, to shrink finnel by imersing it in boiling water.
IV. Shrink ·vi To withdraw or retire, as from danger; to decline action from fear; to recoil, as in fear, horror, or distress.
V. Shrink ·vi To express fear, horror, or pain by contracting the body, or part of it; to Shudder; to Quake.
VI. Shrink ·vi To wrinkle, bend, or curl; to Shrivel; hence, to contract into a less extent or compass; to gather together; to become compacted.
Examples of use of Shrink
1. Step two See a shrink Few 18–year–olds would relish the prospect of a visit to a shrink.
2. "You can grow hair, you can shrink eyebrows, you can change cheekbones, you can magnify bosoms, shrink waists.
3. Beauty doesnt come shrink–wrapped and microwaveable.
4. And I would never shrink from protecting the American nation, the American people, nor shrink from retaliation if somebody used something as awful as a nuclear device.
5. U.S. officials say the change will shrink a security loophole.