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Definition of Shrink

  • 1. A physician who specializes in psychiatry Noun
  • 2. Wither, as with a loss of moisture Verb
  • 3. Draw back, as with fear or pain Verb
  • 4. Reduce in size; reduce physically Verb
  • 5. Become smaller or draw together Verb
  • 6. Decrease in size, range, or extent Verb

Morphology of "shrink"

  • shrank
  • shrunk
  • shrunken

Synonyms for word "shrink"

  • head-shrinker
  • psychiatrist
  • shrivel
  • contract
  • reduce
  • shrivel
  • shrivel up
  • wither
  • cringe
  • flinch
  • funk
  • quail
  • recoil
  • squinch
  • wince

Semanticaly linked words with "shrink"

  • alienist
  • analyst
  • psychoanalyst
  • medical specialist
  • specialist
  • horney
  • karen danielsen horney
  • karen horney
  • jaspers
  • karl jaspers
  • karl theodor jaspers
  • charles frederick menninger
  • charles menninger
  • menninger
  • karl augustus menninger
  • karl menninger
  • william claire menninger
  • william menninger
  • harry stack sullivan
  • sullivan
  • atrophy
  • decrease
  • diminish
  • fall
  • lessen
  • blast
  • die back
  • die down
  • dry up
  • mummify
  • move
  • retract
  • shrink back
  • reduce
  • scale down
  • contract
  • shrink
  • reef
  • miniaturise
  • miniaturize
  • decrease
  • lessen
  • minify
  • depopulate
  • desolate
  • downsize
  • contract
  • decrease
  • diminish
  • fall
  • lessen
  • flex
  • decrease
  • diminish
  • fall
  • lessen

Hyponims for word "shrink"

  • medical specialist
  • specialist

Lexical Analysis for "shrink"

  1. shrinkage
    Noun
    derivation
    2
    1. process or result of becoming less or smaller
    2. process or result of becoming less or smaller
  2. shrinking
    Noun
    derivation
    2
    1. the act of becoming less
    2. process or result of becoming less or smaller
  3. stretch
    Verb
    antonym
    1
    1. become longer by being stretched and pulled
Etymology for shrink
  • etymology nonshrink
  • etymology preshrink
  • etymology shrinker
  • is derived from shrank
  • is derived from shrinking
  • is derived from shrinks
  • is derived from shrunk
  • is derived from shrunken
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