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English noun: shrink | |||
| 1. | shrink (person) a physician who specializes in psychiatry | ||
| Synonyms | head-shrinker, psychiatrist | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | medical specialist, specialist | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | alienist, analyst, psychoanalyst | ||
| Instance hyponym | Charles Frederick Menninger, Charles Menninger, Harry Stack Sullivan, Horney, Jaspers, Karen Danielsen Horney, Karen Horney, Karl Augustus Menninger, Karl Jaspers, Karl Menninger, Karl Theodor Jaspers, Menninger, Menninger, Menninger, Sullivan, William Claire Menninger, William Menninger | ||
English verb: shrink | |||
| 1. | shrink (change) wither, as with a loss of moisture | ||
| Samples | The fruit dried and shriveled. | ||
| Synonyms | shrivel, shrivel up, wither | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | decrease, diminish, fall, lessen | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | atrophy, blast, die back, die down, dry up, mummify | ||
| 2. | shrink (motion) draw back, as with fear or pain | ||
| Samples | She flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf. | ||
| Synonyms | cringe, flinch, funk, quail, recoil, squinch, wince | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | move | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | retract, shrink back | ||
| 3. | shrink (change) reduce in size; reduce physically | ||
| Samples | Hot water will shrink the sweater. Can you shrink this image?. | ||
| Synonyms | reduce | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | decrease, lessen, minify | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | contract, depopulate, desolate, downsize, miniaturise, miniaturize, reduce, reef, scale down | ||
| Cause | contract, shrink | ||
| 4. | shrink (change) become smaller or draw together | ||
| Samples | The fabric shrank. The balloon shrank. | ||
| Examples | These fabrics shrink easily | ||
| Synonyms | contract | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | decrease, diminish, fall, lessen | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | flex | ||
| Antonyms | expand, spread out, stretch | ||
| 5. | shrink (change) decrease in size, range, or extent | ||
| Samples | His earnings shrank. My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me. | ||
| Examples | Their earnings shrink this year | ||
| Synonyms | shrivel | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | decrease, diminish, fall, lessen | ||
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