Shrink

shrink

Pronunciation: /ʃrɪŋk/

verb (past shrank /ʃraŋk/; past participle shrunk /ʃrʌŋk/ or (especially as adjective) shrunken /ˈʃrʌŋk(ə)n/)

• 1become or make smaller in size or amount:[no object]:the workforce shrank to a thousand[with object]:the sun had shrunk and dried the wood(as adjective shrinking)the shrinking market has provoked a massive price war
•  [no object] (of clothes or material) become smaller as a result of being immersed in water:she wore a sweater which had shrunk slightly
•  (as adjective shrunken) (of a person’s face or other part of the body) wrinkled or shrivelled through old age or illness:a tiny shrunken face and enormous eyes

• 2 [no object, with adverbial of direction] move back or away, especially because of fear or disgust:she shrank away from him, covering her facehe shrank back against the wall
•  [often with negative] (shrink from) be averse to or unwilling to do (something difficult or unappealing):I don’t shrink from my responsibilities
•  [no object] (shrink into oneself) become withdrawn.

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