Shrink

What do we mean by shrink?

To become or appear to become smaller. intransitive verb

To become smaller from exposure to heat, moisture, or cold. intransitive verb

To become reduced in amount or value; dwindle. intransitive verb

To move back or away, especially in fear. intransitive verb

To show reluctance; hesitate. intransitive verb

To cause to shrink. intransitive verb

The act of shrinking. noun

The degree to which something shrinks; shrinkage. noun

A psychotherapist. noun

The act of shrinking; a spontaneous drawing into less compass.

A contraction.

A shrug.

A diminution; a falling away; shrinkage.

A withdrawing from fear or horror; recoil.

To contract spontaneously; draw or be drawn into less length, breadth, or compass by an inherent property: as, woolen cloth shrinks in hot water; a flaxen or hempen line shrinks in a humid atmosphere.

To diminish; reduce.

To shrivel: become wrinkled by contraction, as the skin.

To draw back or retire, as from danger; recoil physically, as in fear, horror, or distrust; sometimes, simply, to go aside.

Shrinkage; contraction; recoil.

(sometimes derogatory) A psychiatrist or psychotherapist.

Loss of inventory, for example due to shoplifting or not selling items before their expiration date.

Words that are spelled similarly to shrink:
shrink, shrine, shriek, shrunk, shrank, sprink.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word shrink:
ooo, shrinkage, wrap, shrunk, shrinking, tubing, shrank, swell, finn, enlarge, wrapping, microscopic, sleeves, jake, disappear, packaging, wrapped, fitting, semiconductor, humidity, tumor, sleeve, voiced, bags, size, intel, yourself, ray, grow, interact, plastic, expand, dramatically, heated, inches, fit, rap, heat, dry, causing, clay, giant, stretch, wet, rapidly, smaller, diameter, princess, zero, normal, package, reducing, slightly, temperature, core, thereby, copy, tall.

Words that rhyme with shrink:
think, drink, sink, link, pink, sync, stink, ink, inc, blink, brink, wink, hoodwink, rink, precinct, chink, rethink, zinc, dink, fink, mink, clink, cinq, plink, bink, cinque, doublethink, swink, hink, interlink, mixed drink, spink, minke, zink, soft drink, frink, kitchen sink, pinche, chinche, flink, linc, scink, klink, lip sync, minc, heat sink, zinke, india ink, eye blink, ice rink, sea pink, finke, radio link, indelible ink, vink, lynk, missing link, data link, printing ink, catch a wink, japanese pink, salmon pink, strong drink, ice hockey rink, moss pink, cheddar pink, china pink, linke, rinke, maiden pink, skating rink, indian pink, wild pink, hard drink, purplish pink, airlink, cottage pink, fruit drink, yellowish pink, button pink, rainbow pink, softdrink, finck, garden pink, grass pink, marking ink, american mink, zinck, rock pink, marsh pink, rose pink, writing ink, smink, hedge pink, ground pink, fire pink, flowers of zinc, rinck, klinck, klinke.

Adjectives that are often used to describe shrink:
sad, heat, non, bold, defiled, naked, very.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective shrink:
wrap, wrapping, fit, square, swell, link, wrapped, resistant, fat, fits, resistance, rule, rap, holes, resist, back, scale, packaged, mode.

Consonant match to shrink:
shrunk, shrank, schrank, schrenk.

Words that sound like shrink:
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