shrink meaning and definition

SHRINK noun

Definition of shrink (noun)

1. a physician who specializes in psychiatry
   • synonyms: head-shrinker, psychiatrist

SHRINK verb

Definition of shrink (verb)

1. wither, as with a loss of moisture
   • "The fruit dried and shriveled"
   • synonyms: shrivel, shrivel up, wither
2. draw back, as with fear or pain
   • "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"
   • synonyms: cringe, flinch, funk, quail, recoil, squinch, wince
3. reduce in size; reduce physically
   • "Hot water will shrink the sweater"; "Can you shrink this image?"
   • synonyms: reduce
4. become smaller or draw together
   • "The fabric shrank"; "The balloon shrank"
   • synonyms: contract
   • antonym: stretch
5. decrease in size, range, or extent
   • "His earnings shrank"; "My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me"
   • synonyms: shrivel