shrink

Definition of shrink in English English dictionary: To cause something to become smaller; A psychiatrist or therapist; a head-shrinker
My shrink said that he was an enabler, bad for me.; To contract, to become smaller, especially through exposure to cold and moisture
This garment will shrink when wet.; To attempt to avoid an unwanted or intimidating duty; as, to shrink from a task; decrease in size, range, or extent; "His earnings shrank"; "My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me" become smaller or draw together; "The fabric shrank"; "The balloon shrank" reduce in size; reduce physically; "Hot water will shrink the sweater"; "Can you shrink this image?; 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; {n} a quick contraction of the body; {v} to grow less, withdraw, be in fear; (Tıp, İlaç) psychiatrist: a physician who specializes in psychiatry; The natural enemy of the Hasenfuß-player Ensures that he doesn't win often; If something shrinks or something else shrinks it, it becomes smaller. The vast forests of West Africa have shrunk Hungary may have to lower its hopes of shrinking its state sector. grow; decrease in size, range, or extent; "His earnings shrank"; "My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me"; The difference between beginning and ending inventory that can't be accounted for through sales and delivery records Magazine issues that cannot be accounted for as sold or returned and destroyed are labeled “shrink ” The issue of how much if any of the costs associated with shrink should be absorbed by the publisher versus the retailer (who currently absorbs these costs) is a source of contention between the two parties (See “Scan-Based Trading ”); become smaller or draw together; "The fabric shrank"; "The balloon shrank"; To cause something to shrink (intransitive); To wrinkle, bend, or curl; to shrivel; hence, to contract into a less extent or compass; to gather together; to become compacted; A reduction in die (chip) size A reduction in the size of the circuit design resulting in smaller die sizes that increases the number of possible die per wafer; {f} contract, become smaller, shrivel; flinch, recoil; decrease, diminish; make smaller, cause to shrink; If you do not shrink from a task or duty, you do it even though it is unpleasant or dangerous. We must not shrink from the legitimate use of force if we are to remain credible; The act shrinking; shrinkage; contraction; also, recoil; withdrawal; To cause to contract or shrink; as, to shrink finnel by imersing it in boiling water; a physician who specializes in psychiatry; The dimensional change in a rubber part as it cures in the molding operations May also refer to a specific section of the part which changes dimension more radically than other part sections; reduce in size; reduce physically; "Hot water will shrink the sweater"; "Can you shrink this image?; To draw back; to withdraw; no shrinking violet: see violet. a psychoanalyst or psychiatrist - used humorously; {i} psychiatrist (Slang); instance of contracting, instance of becoming smaller; flinching, recoiling; wither, especially with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled"; The contact manipulation of litho film due to the intentional over exposure of a film positive made from a film negative The width is determined by the amount of trap necessary to visually trap two areas together; reduce in size; reduce physically; "Hot water will shrink the sweater"; "Can you shrink this image?"; A shrink is a psychiatrist. I've seen a shrink already; If cloth or clothing shrinks, it becomes smaller in size, usually as a result of being washed. All my jumpers have shrunk; draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"; To withdraw or retire, as from danger; to decline action from fear; to recoil, as in fear, horror, or distress; To express fear, horror, or pain by contracting the body, or part of it; to shudder; to quake
shrink-wrap: The wrapping around an item that has been shrink-wrapped
shrink-wrap: To apply shrink-wrap to an item
We spent all day shrink-wrapping boxes and now my feet hurt.
shrink-wrap: A plastic film that is used to protect an item and which during application contracts so it tightly enclose it
shrink-wrapped: Contained in, for protection or shipping, a conforming plastic film that reduces in size during application to tightly hold the item
We thought the toy was still in its original packaging because it was shrink-wrapped.
shrink back: Pull away from a source of disgust or fear(synonym) retract
shrink back: pull away from a source of disgust or fear
shrink back from: be deterred from
shrink from: prevent from, be deterred from; avoid, cringe
shrink wrap: Method of packing printed products by surrounding them with plastic, then shrinking by heat
shrink wrap: The outer, heat-shrunk or sealed plastic cover of any item offered for sale
shrink wrap: Plastic wrapping which tightly bundles products together for easy handling The plastic shrinks during heat treatment prior to shipping
shrink wrap: Thin plastic film used to wrap printed material When passed through a heat source, the film shrinks to the shape of the wrapped product
shrink wrap: A tight fitting plastic wrap used to protect a publication from handling or storage problems Also used from the top to the bottom
shrink wrap: A clear plastic covering, heat-shrunk to fit tightly; used to avoid damaging books during shipment; also called Plastic Wrap, Plastic Shrink Wrap, or Shrink Packaging to top
shrink wrap: A wrap made with plastic film that shrinks when heated, thus producing a tight, neat fit
shrink-wrap: {i} thin plastic that is wrapped around objects and shrunk with heat to fit them more tightly
shrink-wrap: {f} wrap tightly with thick plastic (often by using a heating device that shrinks the plastic to fit the object being wrapped exactly)
shrink-wrapped: wrapped tightly with a thin sheet of heated plastic that shrinks upon cooling
shrink-wrapped: {s} wrapped tightly with thick plastic (often by using a heating device that shrinks the plastic to fit the object being wrapped exactly)
shrink-wrapped: A shrink-wrapped product is sold in a tight covering of thin plastic. a shrink-wrapped cassette. goods that are shrink-wrapped are wrapped tightly in plastic
shrink-wrapped software: software on cd-roms that are boxed and shrink-wrapped and sold in stores (implying a widely supported standard platform)
shrink-wrapper: {i} heating device that shrinks the plastic to fit the object being wrapped exactly
shrank: Simple past of shrink
shrank: A large highly decorative Dutch or German-style piece of furniture, which combines aspects of a clothing wardrobe, curio, and cabinet
shrinker: Something that itself shrinks
shrinker: A psychiatrist; a head-shrinker
shrinker: An sock-like article used to compress a stump remaining after amputation
shrinker: Something that makes something else shrink
shrinking: Present participle of shrink
shrinking: Possessing the property of reducing in size or significance
She's a shrinking violet, whenever people look at her she gets smaller.
shrunken: Past participle of shrink
shrunk: {a} of to shrink
shrunken: {a} of to shrink
Heat Shrink tubing: (Elektrik, Elektronik) Heat shrink tubing (or commonly "heat shrink") is a tube which shrinks in diameter when heated. Its diameter and thickness can vary, and there are three main categories, thin wall, medium wall and thick wall tube. Heat shrink is used to insulate wires, connections, joints and terminals in Electrical Engineering. It can also be used to repair wires, bundle wires together, and to protect wires or small parts from minor abrasion
heat shrink: Heat shrink tubing (or commonly "heat shrink") is a tube which shrinks in diameter when heated. Its diameter and thickness can vary, and there are three main categories, thin wall, medium wall and thick wall tube. Heat shrink is used to insulate wires, connections, joints and terminals in Electrical Engineering. It can also be used to repair wires, bundle wires together, and to protect wires or small parts from minor abrasion
shrank: past tense of to shrink
shrank: of Shrink
shrank: Shrank is the past tense of shrink. A past tense of shrink. the past tense of shrink
shrinkable: capable of being shrunk; "a shrinkable fabric"
shrinkable: capable of being shrunk; "a shrinkable fabric
shrinkable: Capable of being made to shrink
shrinkable: {s} can be shrunk, can be reduced in size, can be made smaller
shrinker: One who shrinks; one who withdraws from danger
shrinker: {i} person or thing that shrinks; one who flinches, one who recoils
shrinking: the act of becoming less
shrinking: the act of becoming less process or result of becoming less or smaller; "the material lost 2 inches per yard in shrinkage
shrinking: process or result of becoming less or smaller; "the material lost 2 inches per yard in shrinkage"
shrinking: from Shrink
shrinking: {i} act of contracting, act of making smaller; process of becoming smaller; act of flinching
shrinkingly: while contracting, while becoming smaller; flinchingly, while recoiling
shrinkingly: In a shrinking manner
shrinks: plural of shrink
shrunk: reduced in size by being drawn together; "the shrunken dress was entirely too tight to wear"
shrunk: Shrunk is the past participle of shrink. the past tense and past participle of shrink
shrunk: reduced in size by being drawn together; "the shrunken dress was entirely too tight to wear
shrunken: {s} shrunk
shrunken: Someone or something that is shrunken has become smaller than they used to be. She now looked small, shrunken and pathetic. having become smaller or been made smaller
shrunken: from Shrink
shrunken: reduced in size as a result of shrinkage; shriveled
shrunken: {s} made smaller, reduced in size, shriveled, withered
shrunken: reduced in size by being drawn together; "the shrunken dress was entirely too tight to wear"
shrunken: lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness; "the old woman's shriveled skin"; "he looked shriveled and ill"; "a shrunken old man"; "a lanky scarecrow of a man with withered face and lantern jaws"-W F Starkie; "he did well despite his withered arm"; "a wizened little man with frizzy gray hair"
shrunken: reduced in efficacy or vitality or intensity; "our shriveled receipts during the storm"; "as the project wore on she found her enthusiasm shriveled"; "the dollar's shrunken buying power"