shrank

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/ʃɹæŋk/ English

Definitions

verb

To cause to become smaller.“The dryer shrank my sweater.”
To become smaller; to contract.“This garment will shrink when wet.”
To cower or flinch.“Molly shrank away from the blows of the whip.”
To draw back; to withdraw.

noun

(Pennsylvania Dutch English) A large highly decorative German/Dutch-style piece of furniture, which combines aspects of a clothing wardrobe, curio, and cabinet.

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Synonyms

funk shirk retreat shrink back diminished reduced depleted dropped dipped fell contracted landed sagged slipped rose declined decreased dwindled

Antonyms

enlarge expand grow stretch

Associated

shrinking drastically nineties gdp dramatically recession considerably disappeared sharply size dried inflation

Rhymes

lank rank crank shank skank bank swank blank clank tank

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