Dictionary definition · shrink
noun
- a physician who specializes in psychiatry
verb
- wither, as with a loss of moisture"The fruit dried and shriveled"
- draw back, as with fear or pain"she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"
- reduce in size; reduce physically"Hot water will shrink the sweater"
- become smaller or draw together"The fabric shrank"
- decrease in size, range, or extent"His earnings shrank"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).