Definition of shrink

Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of shrink is as below...

Shrink (v. t.) To cause to contract or shrink; as, to shrink finnel by imersing it in boiling water..

Lern More About Shrink

Fulling :: Fulling (n.) The process of cleansing, shrinking, and thickening cloth by moisture, heat, and pressure..
Wither :: Wither (v. t.) To cause to shrink, wrinkle, or decay, for want of animal moisture..
Shrinkage :: Shrinkage (n.) The act of shrinking; a contraction into less bulk or measurement.
Constrict :: Constrict (v. t.) To draw together; to render narrower or smaller; to bind; to cramp; to contract or cause to shrink.
Winch :: Winch (v. i.) To wince; to shrink; to kick with impatience or uneasiness.
Contraction :: Contraction (n.) The act or process of contracting, shortening, or shrinking; the state of being contracted; as, contraction of the heart, of the pupil of the eye, or of a tendion; the contraction produced by cold..
Shrimp :: Shrimp (v. t.) To contract; to shrink.
Shram :: Shram (v. t.) To cause to shrink or shrivel with cold; to benumb.
Abhor :: Abhor (v. t.) To shrink back with shuddering from; to regard with horror or detestation; to feel excessive repugnance toward; to detest to extremity; to loathe.
Abhor :: Abhor (v. i.) To shrink back with horror, disgust, or dislike; to be contrary or averse; -- with.
Shrinker :: Shrinker (n.) One who shrinks; one who withdraws from danger.
Blencher :: Blencher (n.) One who blenches, flinches, or shrinks back..
Wrinkle :: Wrinkle (v. i.) To shrink into furrows and ridges.
Collapse :: Collapse (v. i.) To fall together suddenly, as the sides of a hollow vessel; to close by falling or shrinking together; to have the sides or parts of (a thing) fall in together, or be crushed in together; as, a flue in the boiler of a steam engine sometimes collapses..
Shrink :: Shrink (v. t.) To cause to contract or shrink; as, to shrink finnel by imersing it in boiling water..
Crimple :: Crimple (v. t.) To cause to shrink or draw together; to contract; to curl.
Dastard :: Dastard (a.) Meanly shrinking from danger; cowardly; dastardly.
Recoil :: Recoil (n.) A starting or falling back; a rebound; a shrinking; as, the recoil of nature, or of the blood..
Shrivel :: Shrivel (v. t.) To cause to shrivel or contract; to cause to shrink onto corruptions.
Cringe :: Cringe (v. t.) To contract; to draw together; to cause to shrink or wrinkle; to distort.
Random Fonts
Most Popular

close
Privacy Policy   GDPR Policy   Terms & Conditions   Contact Us