Definition for Shrink (-ing, shrank, shrunken)

shrink (-ing, shrank, shrunken), v. [OE.]

  1. Diminish; decrease; lessen; experience a reduction; [fig.] dry up; lose volume; [metaphor] become subject to writer's block.
  2. Avoid; withdraw; draw back.
  3. Reduce in size; decrease in volume; diminish in extent.
  4. Cringe; flinch; wince; back away; recoil for lack of courage.

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