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Definitions for Shrunk
[1] a past participle and simple past tense of shrink.
[2] to draw back, as in retreat or avoidance: to shrink from danger; to shrink from contact.
[3] to contract or lessen in size, as from exposure to conditions of temperature or moisture: This cloth will not shrink if washed in lukewarm water.
[4] to become reduced in extent or compass.
[5] to cause to shrink or contract; reduce.
[6] Textiles . to cause (a fabric) to contract during finishing, thus preventing shrinkage, during laundering, of the garments made from it.
[7] an act or instance of shrinking.
[8] a shrinking movement.
[9] shrinkage.
[10] Also shrinker. Also called head shrinker. Slang . a psychotherapist, psychiatrist, or psychoanalyst.
[11] a past participle and past tense of shrink
[12] to contract or cause to contract as from wetness, heat, cold, etc
[13] to become or cause to become smaller in size
[14] (intr often foll by from ) to recoil or withdraw to shrink from the sight of blood to feel great reluctance (at) to shrink from killing an animal
[15] the act or an instance of shrinking
[16] slang a psychiatrist
Words related to Shrunk
wane, dwindle, shorten, reduce, wither, decrease, lessen, diminish, narrow, shrivel, weaken, recede, retreat, wrinkle, compress, condense, deflate, concentrate, contract, fail
Words nearby Shrunk
shrubby, shrubby cinquefoil, shrug, shrug off, shrug one's shoulders, shrunk, shrunken, sht., shtetl, shtg., shtick
Origin of Shrunk
inkbefore 900; 1955–60 for def 9 ; Middle English schrinken, Old English scrincan; cognate with Middle Dutch schrinken, Swedish skrynka to shrink, Norwegian skrukka old shrunken woman
Other words from Shrunk
un·shrunk , adjective
shrink·a·ble , adjective
shrink·ing·ly , adverb
non·shrink·a·ble , adjective
non·shrink·ing , adjective
non·shrink·ing·ly , adverb
o·ver·shrink , verb, o·ver·shrank or, often, o·ver·shrunk; o·ver·shrunk or o·ver·shrunk·en; o·ver·shrink·ing.
un·shrink·a·ble , adjective
un·shrink·ing , adjective
un·shrink·ing·ly , adverb
Word origin for Shrunk
inkOld English scrincan; related to Old Norse skrokkr torso, Old Swedish skrunkin wrinkled, Old Norse hrukka a crease, Icelandic skrukka wrinkled woman
Synonyms for Shrunk
decrease, diminish, drop off, dwindle, fall off, lessen, narrow, reduce, shorten, shrivel, wane, weaken, wither, compress, concentrate, condense, constrict, contract, deflate, fail, waste, wrinkle, fall short, grow smaller, waste away