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shrink
[ shringk ]
verb (used without object)
- to draw back, as in retreat or avoidance:
to shrink from danger; to shrink from contact.
Synonyms: , ,
- to contract or lessen in size, as from exposure to conditions of temperature or moisture:
This cloth will not shrink if washed in lukewarm water.
- to become reduced in extent or scope.
Antonyms:
verb (used with object)
- to cause to shrink or contract; reduce.
- Textiles. to cause (a fabric) to contract during finishing, thus preventing shrinkage, during laundering, of the garments made from it.
shrink
/ 蕛谤瑟艐办 /
verb
- to contract or cause to contract as from wetness, heat, cold, etc
- to become or cause to become smaller in size
- introften foll byfrom
- to recoil or withdraw
to shrink from the sight of blood
- to feel great reluctance (at)
to shrink from killing an animal
noun
- the act or an instance of shrinking
- slang.a psychiatrist
Derived Forms
- 藞蝉丑谤颈苍办颈苍驳濒测, adverb
- 藞蝉丑谤颈苍办颈苍驳, adjective
- 藞蝉丑谤颈苍办补产濒别, adjective
- 藞蝉丑谤颈苍办别谤, noun
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 蝉丑谤颈苍办顎僡路产濒别 adjective
- 蝉丑谤颈苍办顎僫苍驳路濒测 adverb
- non路蝉丑谤颈苍办顎僡路产濒别 adjective
- 苍辞苍路蝉丑谤颈苍办顎僫苍驳 adjective
- non路蝉丑谤颈苍办顎僫苍驳路濒测 adverb
- 辞顎卾别谤路蝉丑谤颈苍办顎 verb overshrank or, often, overshrunk overshrunk or overshrunken overshrinking
- un路蝉丑谤颈苍办顎僡路产濒别 adjective
- 耻苍路蝉丑谤颈苍办顎僫苍驳 adjective
- un路蝉丑谤颈苍办顎僫苍驳路濒测 adverb
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of shrink1
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of shrink1
Example Sentences
That I had to shrink, impress or overachieve to deserve it.
Japan's economy is under pressure because of its decreasing and ageing population, which means its workforce is shrinking and social care costs are ballooning.
The chain offering burgers, chicken sandwiches and curly fries is the latest to shrink its footprint amid inflationary pressures and high labor costs.
But with his track closed for the foreseeable future and the pool of racing regulars shrinking, he says there is "very little possibility" of another track opening soon.
鈥淢y parents took me to a shrink to figure out why I didn鈥檛 talk.鈥
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