Definizione monolingua

shrink

shrink (third-person singular simple present shrinks, present participle shrinking, simple past shrank or shrunk, past participle shrunk or shrunken)

1. (intransitive) To contract, to become smaller, especially through exposure to cold and moisture.

   This garment will shrink when wet.

2. (transitive) To cause something to become smaller.
3. (intransitive) To attempt to avoid an unwanted or intimidating duty; as, to shrink from a task.

shrink (plural shrinks)

1. shrinkage; contraction; recoil

   Yet almost wish, with sudden shrink, / That I had less to praise. — Leigh Hunt.

2. (slang, sometimes pejorative) A psychiatrist or therapist; a head-shrinker.

   You need to see a shrink.

   My shrink said that he was an enabler, bad for me.

   • 1994, Green Day, Basket Case

     I went to a shrink, to analyze my dreams. He said its lack of sex thats bringing my down.

Definizione dizionario shrink

	compattare
	To remove unused space from data tables.

	restringersi
	intransitive: to contract, to become smaller

	ritirarsi
	intransitive: to contract, to become smaller

	strizzacervelli
	psychiatrist or therapist (informal, belittling)

abbassare

accorciare

accorciarsi

amputare

contrarsi

decrescere

diminuire

limitare

psichiatra

psicoterapeuta

rendere più basso

restringere

ridurre

ridursi

rimpicciolire

ritirare

strizacervelli

Altri significati:

diminish (in size)

transitive: to cause something to shrink

(transitive) To cause something to become smaller.

(slang) A psychiatrist or therapist; a head-shrinker.

intransitive: to attempt to avoid an unwanted or intimidating duty

(intransitive) To attempt to avoid an unwanted or intimidating duty; as, to shrink from a task.

To decrease in size, range, or extent.

(intransitive) To contract, to become smaller, especially through exposure to cold and moisture.