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shrinks |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb shrink 4 of 5 senses of shrink Sense 1 shrivel, shrivel up shrink, wither => atrophy => die back die down => mummify, dry up Sense 2 flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail => shrink back retract Sense 3 shrink, reduce => reduce, scale down => reef => miniaturize, miniaturise => depopulate, desolate => contract Sense 4 shrink, contract => flex Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb shrink 4 of 5 senses of shrink Sense 1 shrivel, shrivel up shrink, wither => atrophy => die back die down => mummify, dry up Sense 2 flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail => shrink back retract Sense 3 shrink, reduce => reduce, scale down => reef => miniaturize, miniaturise => depopulate, desolate => contract => purse, wrinkle Sense 4 shrink, contract => flex Entailment of verb shrink Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb shrink 5 senses of shrink Sense 1 shrivel, shrivel up shrink, wither => decrease, diminish, lessen, fall Sense 2 flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail => move Sense 3 shrink, reduce => decrease, lessen, minify Sense 4 shrink, contract => decrease, diminish, lessen, fall Sense 5 shrink, shrivel => decrease, diminish, lessen, fall Familiarity of verb shrink shrink used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 5) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb shrink Sense 1 shrivel, shrivel up shrink, wither => decrease, diminish, lessen, fall -------------- Sense 2 flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail => move -------------- Sense 3 shrink, reduce => decrease, lessen, minify -------------- Sense 4 shrink, contract => decrease, diminish, lessen, fall -------------- Sense 5 shrink, shrivel => decrease, diminish, lessen, fall -------------- Grep of noun shrink shrink shrink-wrapped software shrinkage shrinking shrinking violet Overview of noun shrink The noun shrink has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. psychiatrist, head-shrinker, shrink -- (a physician who specializes in psychiatry) Overview of verb shrink The verb shrink has 5 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (3) shrivel, shrivel up shrink, wither -- (wither, esp. with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled") 2. (2) flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail -- (draw back as with fear) 3. (2) shrink, reduce -- (reduce in size; reduce physically; "Hot water will shrink the sweater"; "Can you shrink this image?") 4. (1) shrink, contract -- (draw together; "The fabric shrank") 5. shrink, shrivel -- (decrease in size, range, or extent; "His earnings shrank"; "My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me") Overview of noun shrink The noun shrink has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. psychiatrist, head-shrinker, shrink -- (a physician who specializes in psychiatry) Overview of verb shrink The verb shrink has 5 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (3) shrivel, shrivel up shrink, wither -- (wither, esp. with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled") 2. (2) flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail -- (draw back as with fear) 3. (2) shrink, reduce -- (reduce in size; reduce physically; "Hot water will shrink the sweater"; "Can you shrink this image?") 4. (1) shrink, contract -- (draw together; "The fabric shrank") 5. shrink, shrivel -- (decrease in size, range, or extent; "His earnings shrank"; "My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me")
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