[shringk] 
verb, shrank or, often, shrunk; shrunk or shrunk⋅en; shrink⋅ing; noun | 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 from exposure to conditions of temperature or moisture: This cloth will not shrink if washed in lukewarm water. |
| 3. | to become reduced in extent or compass. |
| 4. | to cause to shrink or contract; reduce. |
| 5. | Textiles. to cause (a fabric) to contract during finishing, thus preventing shrinkage, during laundering, of the garments made from it. |
| 6. | an act or instance of shrinking. |
| 7. | a shrinking movement. |
| 8. | shrinkage. |
| 9. | Also, shrinker. Also called head shrinker. Slang. a psychotherapist, psychiatrist, or psychoanalyst. |
