The meaning of SHRINK is to contract or curl up the body or part of it : huddle, cower.

SHRINK definition: 1. to become smaller, or to make something smaller: 2. to move away from someone or something…. Learn more.

SHRINK definition: to draw back, as in retreat or avoidance. See examples of shrink used in a sentence.

1. to contract or lessen in size: cloth that shrinks if washed. 2. to become reduced in extent, compass, or value. 3. to draw back; recoil: to shrink from danger. 4. to cause to shrink or contract; reduce. 5. …

6 days ago · shrink (third-person singular simple present shrinks, present participle shrinking, simple past shrank or (nonstandard) shrunk, past participle shrunk or shrunken) (transitive) To cause to …

SHRINK meaning: 1 : to become smaller in amount, size, or value; 2 : to make (something) smaller in amount, size, or value

Shrink stars Kevin Spacey as Henry Carter, a psychiatrist who's fortune and fame just doesn't seem to matter any more after the loss of his wife. Now is the time to cope, and that is something that he just …

The word shrink is related to the Swedish skrynka meaning "to wrinkle." Think about what happens to a lone forgotten fruit at the bottom of your fridge drawer. After a while, it begins to wrinkle or shrink. …

If you shrink away from someone or something, you move away from them because you are frightened, shocked, or disgusted by them. One child shrinks away from me when I try to talk to him.

The etymology of 'shrink' emphasizes the idea of something decreasing in size, volume, or extent, which remains central to its modern usage as a verb describing the process of diminishing or contracting.