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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈʃræŋk/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ʃræŋk/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(shrangk)

From the verb shrink: (⇒ conjugate)
shrank is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections: v past

shrank /ʃræŋk/USA pronunciation v.

a pt. of shrink.

shrank (shrangk),USA pronunciation v.

a pt. of shrink.

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shrank /ʃræŋk/ vb

a past tense of shrink

shrink /ʃrɪŋk/USA pronunciation v., shrank /ʃræŋk/USA pronunciation or, often, shrunk /ʃrʌŋk/USA pronunciation ; shrunk or shrunk•en /ˈʃrʌŋkən/USA pronunciation ;
shrink•ing, n.
v.

to (cause to) contract or lessen in size: [no object]clothes that shrink if washed in hot water.[~ + object]Hot water will shrink some of those clothes.
to (cause to) become reduced in extent, amount, or value: [no object]The bank's resources are shrinking.[~ + object]Inflation and taxation are shrinking our resources.
to draw back;
move back suddenly, as in horror:[no object;(~ + back)]to shrink from danger; She shrank back in her seat as the horror movie got even nastier.

n. [countable]

Slang Termsa psychotherapist, psychiatrist, or psychoanalyst.

shrink•a•ble, adj.

shrink (shringk),USA pronunciation v., shrank or, often, shrunk;
shrunk or shrunk•en;
shrink•ing;
n.
v.i.

to draw back, as in retreat or avoidance:to shrink from danger; to shrink from contact.
to contract or lessen in size, as from exposure to conditions of temperature or moisture:This cloth will not shrink if washed in lukewarm water.
to become reduced in extent or compass.

v.t.

to cause to shrink or contract;
reduce.
Textilesto cause (a fabric) to contract during finishing, thus preventing shrinkage, during laundering, of the garments made from it.

an act or instance of shrinking.
a shrinking movement.
shrinkage.
Slang TermsAlso, shrinker. Also called head shrinker. a psychotherapist, psychiatrist, or psychoanalyst.

bef. 900; 1955–60 for def. 9; Middle English schrinken, Old English scrincan; cognate with Middle Dutch schrinken, Swedish skrynka to shrink, Norwegian skrukka old shrunken woman

shrink′a•ble, adj.
shrink′ing•ly, adv.

wince.

decrease.

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shrink /ʃrɪŋk/ vb (shrinks, shrinking, shrank, shrunk, shrunk, shrunken)

to contract or cause to contract as from wetness, heat, cold, etc
to become or cause to become smaller in size
(intransitive) often followed by from:
- to recoil or withdraw: to shrink from the sight of blood
- to feel great reluctance (at)

the act or an instance of shrinking
slang a psychiatrist

Etymology: Old English scrincan; related to Old Norse skrokkr torso, Old Swedish skrunkin wrinkled, Old Norse hrukka a crease, Icelandic skrukka wrinkled womanˈshrinkable adj ˈshrinker n ˈshrinking adj

'shrank' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

shrink - overshrink or, often, or - preshrink

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