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shrink
What does shrink mean?
shrink (verb): reduce in size; reduce physically.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use shrink in a sentence?
- Hot water will shrink the sweater. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
- Can you shrink this image? (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce shrink?
/ʃɹɪŋk/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does shrink come from?
From Middle English schrynken, from Old English sċrincan, from Proto-Germanic *skrinkwaną.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to shrink
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “shrink”?
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What does “shrink” mean?
throw or toss with a light motion
Not quite: that's what pitch means.
reduce in size; reduce physically
Right! That's what “shrink” means.
have as a part, be made up out of
Not quite: that's what include means.
to fail to hit, catch, grasp, etc
Not quite: that's what miss means.
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