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shrink



I - noun
a physician who specializes in psychiatry
Syn:
psychiatrist, head-shrinker
Derivationally related forms:
psychiatry (for: psychiatrist)
Hypernyms:
specialist, medical specialist
Hyponyms:
alienist, analyst, psychoanalyst
Instance Hyponyms:
Horney, Karen Horney, Karen Danielsen Horney, Jaspers, Karl Jaspers,
Karl Theodor Jaspers, Menninger, Charles Menninger, Charles Frederick Menninger, Karl Menninger, Karl Augustus Menninger,
William Menninger, William Claire Menninger, Sullivan, Harry Stack Sullivan

II - verb
1. wither, as with a loss of moisture (Freq. 3)
- The fruit dried and shriveled
Syn:
shrivel, shrivel up, wither
Hypernyms:
decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
Hyponyms:
atrophy, blast, die back, die down, mummify, dry up
Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
2. draw back, as with fear or pain (Freq. 2)
- she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf
Syn:
flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, wince,
recoil, quail
Derivationally related forms:
wince (for: wince), flinch (for: flinch)
Hypernyms:
move
Hyponyms:
shrink back, retract
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
3. reduce in size;
reduce physically (Freq. 2)
- Hot water will shrink the sweater
- Can you shrink this image?
Syn:
reduce
Derivationally related forms:
reduction (for: reduce), shrinkage, shrinking
Hypernyms:
decrease, lessen, minify
Hyponyms:
reduce, scale down, reef, miniaturize, miniaturise,
depopulate, desolate, downsize, contract
Cause:
contract
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
4. become smaller or draw together (Freq. 1)
- The fabric shrank
- The balloon shrank
Syn:
contract
Ant:
expand (for: contract), stretch
Derivationally related forms:
contraction (for: contract), shrinkage
Hypernyms:
decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
Hyponyms:
flex
Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- These fabrics shrink easily
5. decrease in size, range, or extent
- His earnings shrank
- My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me
Syn:
shrivel
Derivationally related forms:
shrinking
Hypernyms:
decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Their earnings shrink this year

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