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(shrinks, shrinking, shrank, shrunk) 1. If cloth or clothing shrinks, it becomes smaller in size, usually as a result of being washed. All my jumpers have shrunk. VERB: V 2. If something shrinks or something else shrinks it, it becomes smaller. The vast forests of West Africa have shrunk... Hungary may have to lower its hopes of shrinking its state sector. ? grow VERB: V, V n 3. If you shrink away from someone or something, you move away from them because you are frightened, shocked, or disgusted by them. One child shrinks away from me when I try to talk to him... VERB: V prep/adv 4. 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: usu with neg, V from n 5. A shrink is a psychiatrist. (INFORMAL) I’ve seen a shrink already. N-COUNT 6. no shrinking violet: see violet
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I. verb (shrank or shrunk; shrunk or shrunken; ~ing) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English scrincan; akin to Middle Dutch schrinken to draw back Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. to contract or curl up the body or part of it ; huddle, cower 2. a. to contract to less extent or compass b. to become smaller or more compacted c. to lose substance or weight d. to lessen in value ; dwindle 3. a. to recoil instinctively (as from something painful or horrible) shrank from the challenge b. to hold oneself back ; refrain did not ~ from telling the truth transitive verb to cause to contract or ~; specifically to compact (cloth) by causing to contract when subjected to washing, boiling, steaming, or other processes Synonyms: see contract, recoil • ~able adjective • ~er noun II. noun Date: 1590 1. the act of ~ing 2. ~age 3. short for head~er a clinical psychiatrist or psychologist ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v. & n. --v. (past shrank; past part. shrunk or (esp. as adj.) shrunken) 1 tr. & intr. make or become smaller; contract, esp. by the action of moisture, heat, or cold. 2 intr. (usu. foll. by from) a retire; recoil; flinch; cower (shrank from her touch). b be averse from doing (shrinks from meeting them). 3 (as shrunken adj.) (esp. of a face, person, etc.) having grown smaller esp. because of age, illness, etc. --n. 1 the act or an instance of shrinking; shrinkage. 2 sl. a psychiatrist (from 'head-shrinker'). Phrases and idioms shrinking violet an exaggeratedly shy person. shrink into oneself become withdrawn. shrink on slip (a metal tyre etc.) on while expanded with heat and allow to tighten. shrink-resistant (of textiles etc.) resistant to shrinkage when wet etc. shrink-wrap (-wrapped, -wrapping) enclose (an article) in (esp. transparent) film that shrinks tightly on to it. Derivatives shrinkable adj. shrinker n. shrinkingly adv. shrink-proof adj. Etymology: OE scrincan: cf. skrynka to wrinkle ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1) усадка давать усадку 2) сжиматься; сокращаться; сморщиваться; садиться (о ткани) 3) пищ. потеря в массе, естественная убыль 4) морщина (дефект проката) ...Большой Англо-русский Русско-английский политехнический словарь
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1) горячепрессовый 2) давать усадку 3) сжиматься 4) сокращаться в размерах 5) сседаться 6) ссесться 7) стягиваться 8) урастать 9) урасти 10) усадочный - shrink fit - shrink head - shrink rule ...Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
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1. усадка (ткани) 2. садиться, давать усадку to shrink after laundering —- садиться после стирки flannel shrinks in the wash —- фланель садится при стирке a shirt shrank out of shape —- (после стирки) сорочка потеряла форму mftals that shrink when cooling —- металлы, которые сжимаются при остывании meat shrinks cooking —- мясо уваривается 3. вызывать усадку to shrink cloth —- декатировать ткань this soap won't shrink woollen goods —- от этого мыла шерстяные вещи не садятся 4. сжиматься, съеживаться to shrink with cold —- съежиться от холода to shrink in horror —- сжаться от ужаса to shrink into oneself —- сжаться (в комок) to shrink into oneself with horror —- съежиться от ужаса my income has shrunk —- мои доходы уменьшились to shrink up to nothing —- уменьшиться до предела 5. уменьшать, сокращать, сжимать 6. пересыхать, усыхать streams shrink from drought —- во время засухи ручьи пересыхают 7. вызывать пересыхание или усыхание shrunk to the size of an orange —- высушенный до размера апельсина summer shrinks streams —- от летнего зноя ручьи пересыхают 8. удаляться, исчезать to shrink from the room —- (незаметно) исчезнуть из комнаты to shrink out of sight —- исчезнуть из вилу he shrank toward the doorway —- он попятился к двери 9. избегать чего-либо; уклоняться от какого-либо дела to shrink from meeting smb. —- уклониться от встречи с кем-либо; бояться встречи...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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away а) сжиматься, уменьшаться She shrank away with horror. б) (from) избегать чего-л.; уклоняться от какого-л. дела Dont shrink away from danger. SHRINK v. 1) сокращать(ся), сморщивать(ся) 2) садиться (о материи), давать усадку 3) усыхать 4) отпрянуть, отступить (от чего-л.) 5) избегать (чего-л.), уклоняться (от чего-л.) (from); I shrink from telling her - у меня не хватает духу сказать ей - shrink away - shrink back - shrink up to shrink into oneself - уйти в себя Syn: see demur SHRINK up сжиматься She shrank up hoping that no one would talk to her. SHRINK back а) отпрянуть, отступить назад The crowd shrank back from the sight of the body. б) избегать чего-л.; уклоняться от какого-л. дела Why do you always shrink back from the possibility of change? ...Англо-русский словарь
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~1 v past tense shrank past participle shrunk 1 to become smaller or to make something smaller through the effects of heat or water (Hot water shrinks woollen clothes. | Will it shrink if I wash it?) (- see also preshrunk, shrunken) 2 to become smaller in amount, size or value (The number of students has shrunk from 120 to 70. | The shrinking pound damages the tourist trade.) 3 especially literary to move back and away from something, especially because you are frightened + back/away/from (Jenny shrank back against the wall in horror.) shrink from sth phr v to avoid doing something difficult or unpleasant (I will not shrink from my duties. | shrink from doing sth) (The Prime Minister is unlikely to shrink from making tough decisions.) ~2 n informal humorous a psychoanalyst or psychiatrist ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- O.E. scrincan (class III strong verb; past tense scranc, pp. scruncen), from P.Gmc. *skrenkanan. Originally with causal shrench (cf. drink/drench). The meaning "draw back, recoil" (M.E.) is perhaps from snails. The slang sense of "psychiatrist" is first recorded 1966, from head-shrinker (1950). ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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