shrink+from
11shrink — 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 )… …
12shrink — shrink1 [ʃrıŋk] v past tense shrank [ʃræŋk] past participle shrunk [ʃrʌŋk] [: Old English; Origin: scrincan] 1.) [I and T] to become smaller, or to make something smaller, through the effects of heat or water ▪ I m worried about washing that… …
13shrink — I UK [ʃrɪŋk] / US verb Word forms shrink : present tense I/you/we/they shrink he/she/it shrinks present participle shrinking past tense shrank UK [ʃræŋk] / US or shrunk UK [ʃrʌŋk] / US past participle shrunk UK [ʃrʌŋk] / US * 1) a) [intransitive] …
14shrink — [[t]ʃrɪ̱ŋk[/t]] shrinks, shrinking, shrank, shrunk 1) VERB If cloth or clothing shrinks, it becomes smaller in size, usually as a result of being washed. All my jumpers have shrunk. 2) V ERG If something shrinks or something else shrinks it, it… …
15shrink — 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… …
16shrink — shrinkable, adj. shrinkingly, adv. /shringk/, v., shrank or, often, shrunk; shrunk or shrunken; shrinking; n. v.i. 1. to draw back, as in retreat or avoidance: to shrink from danger; to shrink from contact. 2. to contract or lessen in size, as… …
17shrink — v. (d; intr.) to shrink from (to shrink from responsibility) * * * [ʃrɪŋk] (d;intr.) to shrink from (to shrink from responsibility) …
18shrink — [ʃrɪŋk] (past tense shrank [ʃræŋk] shrunk; [ʃrʌŋk] ; past participle shrunk [ʃrʌŋk]) verb I 1) [I/T] to become smaller, or to make something become smaller Do you think this dress will shrink if I put it in the washing machine?[/ex] Profits… …
19shrink — [[t]ʃrɪŋk[/t]] v. shrank, often, shrunk; shrunkshrunk•en; shrink•ing; 1) to contract or lessen in size: cloth that shrinks if washed[/ex] 2) to become reduced in extent, compass, or value 3) to draw back; recoil: to shrink from danger[/ex] 4) to… …
20shrink — [c]/ʃrɪŋk / (say shringk) verb (shrank or shrunk, shrunk or shrunken, shrinking) –verb (i) 1. to draw back, as in retreat or avoidance. 2. to contr …
