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shrink
verb
-
shrink
,
shrinking
,
shrinks
,
shrank
,
shrunk
to
become
smaller
,
or
to
make
something
become
smaller
in
size
,
amount
,
or
value
•
My
new
wool
sweater
shrank
after
I
washed
it
in
hot
water
.
My
new
wool
sweater
shrank
after
I
washed
it
in
hot
water
.
•
When
metal
cools
after
casting
,
it
shrinks
slightly
inside
the
mold
.
When
metal
cools
after
casting
,
it
shrinks
slightly
inside
the
mold
.
Old
English
"
screoncan
" (
to
wither
or
shrivel
),
of
Germanic
origin
;
related
to
German
"
schrumpfen
".
verb
-
shrink
,
shrinking
,
shrinks
,
shrank
,
shrunk
to
move
back
or
away
because
of
fear
,
pain
,
or
dislike
•
The
cat
shrank
from
the
loud
thunder
,
hiding
under
the
sofa
.
The
cat
shrank
from
the
loud
thunder
,
hiding
under
the
sofa
.
•
He
shrinks
away
whenever
someone
tries
to
congratulate
him
in
public
.
He
shrinks
away
whenever
someone
tries
to
congratulate
him
in
public
.
Same
Germanic
root
as
the
primary
sense
,
with
figurative
use
recorded
since
the
14th
century
.
noun
an
informal
word
for
a
psychiatrist
or
psychologist
who
treats
people
through
talk
therapy
•
After
months
of
stress
,
he
finally
decided
to
see
a
shrink
about
his
anxiety
.
After
months
of
stress
,
he
finally
decided
to
see
a
shrink
about
his
anxiety
.
•
My
sister
says
her
shrink
helped
her
overcome
her
fear
of
flying
.
My
sister
says
her
shrink
helped
her
overcome
her
fear
of
flying
.
American
slang
from
the
1960s
,
shortened
from
“
head-shrinker
,”
a
joking
term
likening
therapists
to
those
who
shrink
heads
in
tribal
rituals
.
noun
the
loss
of
inventory
or
profit
in
a
store
,
usually
because
of
theft
,
damage
,
or
errors
•
Shoplifting
is
the
main
reason
for
retail
shrink
during
the
holiday
season
.
Shoplifting
is
the
main
reason
for
retail
shrink
during
the
holiday
season
.
•
The
chain
reduced
shrink
by
installing
electronic
article
surveillance
tags
.
The
chain
reduced
shrink
by
installing
electronic
article
surveillance
tags
.
Business
sense
from
“
shrinkage
,”
first
recorded
in
American
retail
jargon
in
the
mid-20th
century
.
