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  • Definition
    • shrink :wither, as with a loss of moisture
      • The fruit dried and shriveled

    • shrink :draw back, as with fear or pain
      • she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf

    • shrink :reduce in size; reduce physically
      • Hot water will shrink the sweater|Can you shrink this image?

    • shrink :become smaller or draw together
      • The fabric shrank|The balloon shrank

    • shrink :decrease in size, range, or extent
      • His earnings shrank|My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me

    • shrink :a physician who specializes in psychiatry

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