Complete Definition of "shrink"

English

Pronunciation
IPA|/'�ɻɪ�k/
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪ�k|-ɪ�k

Verb
en-verb|shrinks|shrinking|shrank|shrunk

  1. intransitive To contract, to become smaller, especially through exposure to cold and moisture.

#: This garment will shrink when wet.

  1. transitive To cause something to shrink (intransitive)
  2. intransitive To attempt to avoid an unwanted or intimidating duty; as, to shrink from a task.

Antonyms
expand, grow

Translations
trans-top|intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
German: schrumpfen
trans-mid
Japanese: 縮�� (chizimaru), 縮� (chizimu)
trans-bottom

trans-top|transitive: to cause something to shrink (intransitive)
German: schrumpfen
trans-mid
Japanese: 縮�� (chizimeru), 縮��� (shukush�-suru), �縮�� (tanshuku-suru)
trans-bottom

trans-top|intransitive: to attempt to avoid an unwanted or intimidating duty
trans-mid
Japanese: ������ (shirigomi-suru)
trans-bottom

Translations to be checked

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ttbc|Dutch: krimpen
ttbc|Esperanto: �rumpi, malkreski�i
ttbc|French: rétrécir, diminuer, rapetisser
ttbc|Indonesian: susut|menyusut, kerut|mengerut, kerut|mengkerut, ciut|menciut
mid
ttbc|Japanese: 縮�,Hiragana:���(chijimu)
ttbc|Portuguese: encolher, encurtar
ttbc|Romanian: a se contracta, a se micsora, a se diminua, a intra la apa
ttbc|Spanish: encoger

Noun
en-noun

  1. slang A psychiatrist or therapist, also referred to as a head-shrinker.

Translations

Dutch: psychiater
Esperanto: psikologo
French: psychiatre m, psychanalyste m, psy m
German: Psychiater m, Psychologe
mid
Japanese: 精��� (seishin-ka-i)
Korean: ��과�� (jeongsin-gwa-ui-sa)
Portuguese: psiquiatra m|f, psicólogo m
Russian: п�и�иа�� (psixiátr) m
Spanish: siquiatra m|f, sicólogo m

Category:English ergative verbs

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Revision and Credits for"shrink"
  • 2008-01-02 17:30 - SemperBlotto - Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/80.137.94.141|80.137.94.141]] ([[User_talk:80.137.94.141|Talk]]); changed back to last version by [[User:84.189.206.98|84.189.206.98]]

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