Meaning

• Shrinkage; contraction; recoil.

• (sometimes derogatory) A psychiatrist or psychotherapist.

  "My shrink said that he was an enabler, bad for me."

• Loss of inventory, for example due to shoplifting or not selling items before their expiration date.

Meaning

• 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.

• To withdraw or retire, as from danger.

• To move back or away, especially because of fear or disgust.