shrink

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈʃrɪŋk/

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Noun

Singular shrink

Plural shrinks

1. (countable) A shrink is another word for a psychologist.

   He was sent to a shrink because he started to act dangerously

Verb

Plain form shrink

Third-person singular shrinks

Past tense shrank

Past participle shrunk

Present participle shrinking

Plain form shrink

Third-person singular shrinks

Past tense shrunk

Past participle shrunken

Present participle shrinking

1. If something shrinks it becomes smaller.

   Your clothes will shrink if you put them in the dryer for too long

2. If you shrink something you make it smaller.

   We need to shrink these images in order to fit them on the page.