shrink in Kashmiri कॉशुर
shrink in Tamil தமிழ்
shrink in English
- shrink⇄adj. shrinkable.
- shrink⇄adv. shrinkingly.
- shrink⇄noun a shrinking.
- shrink⇄shrink (1), verb, shrankorshrunk,shrunkorshrunken,shrinking,noun.
- shrink⇄shrink (2), noun.
(U.S. Slang.) a psychiatrist.
Ex. Afflicted with chronic depression leading occasionally to acute paranoia, ... he visits the shrink at the university health center (Harper's). - shrink⇄v.i. 1. to draw back; recoil.
Ex. The dog shrank from the whip. That shy girl shrinks from meeting strangers.
2a. to become smaller.
Ex. His wool sweater shrank when it was washed in hot water.
3. to become less.
Ex. When - shrink⇄v.t. to make smaller or less; cause to shrink.
Ex. Hot water shrinks wool. Are all thy conquests, glories, triumphs, spoils, Shrunk to this little measure? (Shakespeare).