English
Pronunciation
IPA|/'�ɻɪ�k/
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪ�k|-ɪ�k
Verb
en-verb|shrinks|shrinking|shrank|shrunk
- intransitive To contract, to become smaller, especially through exposure to cold and moisture.
#: This garment will shrink when wet.
- transitive To cause something to shrink (intransitive)
- intransitive To attempt to avoid an unwanted or intimidating duty; as, to shrink from a task.
Antonyms
expand, grow
Translations
trans-top|intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
German: schrumpfen
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Japanese: 縮�� (chizimaru), 縮� (chizimu)
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trans-top|transitive: to cause something to shrink (intransitive)
German: schrumpfen
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Japanese: 縮ã��ã�� (chizimeru), 縮å°�ã��ã�� (shukushÅ�-suru), ç�縮ã��ã�� (tanshuku-suru)
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trans-top|intransitive: to attempt to avoid an unwanted or intimidating duty
trans-mid
Japanese: ������ (shirigomi-suru)
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ttbc|Dutch: krimpen
ttbc|Esperanto: �rumpi, malkreski�i
ttbc|French: rétrécir, diminuer, rapetisser
ttbc|Indonesian: susut|menyusut, kerut|mengerut, kerut|mengkerut, ciut|menciut
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ttbc|Japanese: 縮�,Hiragana:���(chijimu)
ttbc|Portuguese: encolher, encurtar
ttbc|Romanian: a se contracta, a se micsora, a se diminua, a intra la apa
ttbc|Spanish: encoger
Noun
en-noun
- slang A psychiatrist or therapist, also referred to as a head-shrinker.
Translations
Dutch: psychiater
Esperanto: psikologo
French: psychiatre m, psychanalyste m, psy m
German: Psychiater m, Psychologe
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Japanese: 精��� (seishin-ka-i)
Korean: ì �ì� ê³¼ì��ì�¬ (jeongsin-gwa-ui-sa)
Portuguese: psiquiatra m|f, psicólogo m
Russian: п�и�иа�� (psixiátr) m
Spanish: siquiatra m|f, sicólogo m
Category:English ergative verbs
de:shrink
fa:shrink
fr:shrink
io:shrink
id:shrink
it:shrink
hu:shrink
pl:shrink
ru:shrink
fi:shrink
sv:shrink
ta:shrink
te:shrink
vi:shrink
uk:shrink
zh:shrink
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