1. shrink - noun
· a physician who specializes in psychiatry
Synonym(s): psychiatrist, head-shrinker
Hypernym(s): specialist, medical_specialist
2. shrink - verb
· wither, as with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled"
Synonym(s): shrivel, shrivel_up, wither
Hypernym(s): decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
3. shrink - verb
· draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"
Synonym(s): flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, wince, recoil, quail
Hypernym(s): move
4. shrink - verb
· reduce in size; reduce physically; "Hot water will shrink the sweater"; "Can you shrink this image?"
Synonym(s): reduce
Hypernym(s): decrease, lessen, minify
5. shrink - verb
· become smaller or draw together; "The fabric shrank"; "The balloon shrank"
Synonym(s): contract
Hypernym(s): decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
Antonym(s): stretch
6. shrink - verb
· decrease in size, range, or extent; "His earnings shrank"; "My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me"
Synonym(s): shrivel
Hypernym(s): decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
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