shrink back (verb)
1shrink back — verb pull away from a source of disgust or fear (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑retract • Hypernyms: ↑flinch, ↑squinch, ↑funk, ↑cringe, ↑shrink, ↑wince, ↑ …
2shrink — verb 1 become smaller ADVERB ▪ considerably, dramatically, significantly ▪ a little, slightly, etc. ▪ further ▪ …
3shrink — verb 1) the number of competitors shrank Syn: get smaller, become/grow smaller, contract, diminish, lessen, reduce, decrease, dwindle, decline, fall off, drop off Ant: expand, increase 2) …
4shrink — O.E. scrincan (class III strong verb; past tense scranc, pp. scruncen), from P.Gmc. *skrenkanan (Cf. M.Du. schrinken), probably from PIE root * (s)ker to turn, bend. Originally with causal shrench (Cf. drink/drench). The meaning draw back, recoil …
5shrink — ► VERB (past shrank; past part. shrunk or (especially as adj. ) shrunken) 1) become or make smaller in size or amount; contract. 2) (of clothes or material) become smaller as a result of being immersed in water. 3) move back or away in fear or… …
6shrink — verb (past shrank; past participle shrunk or (especially as adjective) shrunken) 1》 become or make smaller in size or amount; contract. ↘(of clothes or material) become smaller as a result of being immersed in water. 2》 move back or away in… …
7shrink´ing|ly — shrink1 «shrihngk», verb, shrank or shrunk, shrunk or shrunk|en, shrink|ing, noun. –v.i. 1. to draw back; re …
8shrink´a|ble — shrink1 «shrihngk», verb, shrank or shrunk, shrunk or shrunk|en, shrink|ing, noun. –v.i. 1. to draw back; re …
9shrink — shrink1 [ ʃrıŋk ] (past tense shrank [ ʃræŋk ] or shrunk [ ʃrʌŋk ] ; past participle shrunk [ ʃrʌŋk ] ) verb * 1. ) intransitive to become smaller in size: Do you think this dress will shrink if I handwash it? Many people shrink in old age. a )… …
10shrink — 1 verb past tense shrank past participle shrunk /Sr k/ 1 (I, T) to become smaller or to make something smaller through the effects of heat or water: Hot water shrinks woollen clothes. | Will it shrink if I wash it? see also: preshrunk, shrunken… …
