The meaning of SHRINK is to contract or curl up the body or part of it : huddle, cower.
SHRINK definition: 1. to become smaller, or to make something smaller: 2. to move away from someone or something…. Learn more.
SHRINK definition: to draw back, as in retreat or avoidance. See examples of shrink used in a sentence.
If you do not shrink from a task or duty, you do it even though it is unpleasant or dangerous. We must not shrink from the legitimate use of force if we are to remain credible. [VERB + from] They didn't shrink from danger. [VERB from noun]
- to contract or lessen in size: cloth that shrinks if washed. 2. to become reduced in extent, compass, or value. 3. to draw back; recoil: to shrink from danger. 4. to cause to shrink or contract; reduce. 5. preshrink. n.
to draw back, as in retreat or avoidance: to shrink from danger; to shrink from contact. 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.
verb intransitive, figuratively To attempt to avoid an unwanted or intimidating duty; as, to shrink from a task.
Definition of shrink verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
He doesn't shrink from telling the truth, no matter how painful it may be. She won't shrink from the task.