shrink
- Verb. (intransitive) To contract, to become smaller, especially through exposure to cold and moisture.
- Verb. (transitive) To cause something to become smaller.
- Verb. (intransitive) To attempt to avoid an unwanted or intimidating duty; as, to shrink from a task.
- Noun. shrinkage; contraction; recoil.
- Noun. (slang, sometimes) A psychiatrist or therapist; a head-shrinker.
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