Shrink - Definition

n 1: a physician who specializes in psychiatry [syn:
psychiatrist, head-shrinker, shrink]
v 1: wither, as with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and
shriveled" [syn: shrivel, shrivel up, shrink,
wither]
2: draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they
showed the slaughtering of the calf" [syn: flinch,
squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil,
quail]
3: reduce in size; reduce physically; "Hot water will shrink the
sweater"; "Can you shrink this image?" [syn: shrink,
reduce]
4: become smaller or draw together; "The fabric shrank"; "The
balloon shrank" [syn: shrink, contract] [ant: expand,
spread out, stretch]
5: decrease in size, range, or extent; "His earnings shrank";
"My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me" [syn:
shrink, shrivel]