Word of the Day - shrink

shrink

/ʃrɪŋk/ [shrink]
verb - shrank, shrunk, shrunken
1 Become or make smaller in size or amount.
1.1 no object (of clothes or material) become smaller as a result of being immersed in water.
1.2 as adjective shrunken (of a person's face or other part of the body) wrinkled or shrivelled through old age or illness.
1.3 shrink something on with object Slip a metal tyre or other fitting on
to (something) while it is expanded with heat and allow it to tighten in
place.
2 no object, with adverbial of direction Move back or away, especially because of fear or disgust.
2.1 shrink from - often with negative Be averse to or unwilling to do (something difficult or unappealing)
2.2 shrink into oneself - no object Become withdrawn.

noun
informal
A psychiatrist.

Origin
Old English scrincan, of Germanic origin; related to Swedish skrynka ‘to wrinkle’.

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Do not shrink your T-shirts. You will look silly. People may recommend you see a shrink when you wear them.