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shrink
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, as 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 or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf")
3. (2) shrink, reduce -- (reduce in size; reduce physically; "Hot water will shrink the sweater"; "Can you shrink this image?")
4. (1) shrink, contract -- (become smaller or draw together; "The fabric shrank"; "The balloon shrank")
5. shrink, shrivel -- (decrease in size, range, or extent; "His earnings shrank"; "My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun shrink
1 sense of shrink
Sense 1
psychiatrist, head-shrinker, shrink
=> specialist, medical specialist
=> doctor, doc, physician, MD, Dr., medico
=> medical practitioner, medical man
=> health professional, health care provider, caregiver
=> professional, professional person
=> adult, grownup
=> person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
=> organism, being
=> living thing, animate thing
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
=> causal agent, cause, causal agency
=> physical entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun shrink
1 sense of shrink
Sense 1
psychiatrist, head-shrinker, shrink
=> alienist
=> analyst, psychoanalyst
HAS INSTANCE=> Horney, Karen Horney, Karen Danielsen Horney
HAS INSTANCE=> Jaspers, Karl Jaspers, Karl Theodor Jaspers
HAS INSTANCE=> Menninger, Charles Menninger, Charles Frederick Menninger
HAS INSTANCE=> Menninger, Karl Menninger, Karl Augustus Menninger
HAS INSTANCE=> Menninger, William Menninger, William Claire Menninger
HAS INSTANCE=> Sullivan, Harry Stack Sullivan
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun shrink
1 sense of shrink
Sense 1
psychiatrist, head-shrinker, shrink
=> specialist, medical specialist
Antonyms of noun shrink
Member Holonyms of noun shrink
Substance Holonyms of noun shrink
Part Holonyms of noun shrink
Member Meronyms of noun shrink
Substance Meronyms of noun shrink
Part Meronyms of noun shrink
Meronyms of noun shrink
Holonyms of noun shrink
Attributes of noun shrink
Derived Forms of noun shrink
Domain of noun shrink
Domain Terms of noun shrink
Familiarity of noun shrink
shrink used as a noun is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun shrink
1 sense of shrink
Sense 1
psychiatrist, head-shrinker, shrink
> specialist, medical specialist
=> anesthesiologist, anesthetist, anaesthetist
=> baby doctor, pediatrician, pediatrist, paediatrician
=> cardiologist, heart specialist, heart surgeon
=> chiropodist, foot doctor, podiatrist
=> dermatologist, skin doctor
=> diagnostician, pathologist
=> diplomate
=> ear doctor, ear specialist, otologist
=> embryologist
=> endocrinologist
=> ENT man, ear-nose-and-throat doctor, otolaryngologist, otorhinolaryngologist, rhinolaryngologist
=> gerontologist, geriatrician
=> gynecologist, gynaecologist, woman's doctor
=> hematologist, haematologist
=> hygienist
=> internist
=> neurologist, brain doctor
=> obstetrician, accoucheur
=> oncologist
=> ophthalmologist, eye doctor, oculist
=> orthopedist, orthopaedist
=> orthoptist
=> proctologist
=> psychiatrist, head-shrinker, shrink
=> radiographer
=> radiologist, radiotherapist
=> rheumatologist
=> urologist
Meronyms of noun shrink
1 sense of shrink
Sense 1
psychiatrist, head-shrinker, shrink
=> specialist, medical specialist
=> doctor, doc, physician, MD, Dr., medico
=> medical practitioner, medical man
=> health professional, health care provider, caregiver
=> professional, professional person
=> adult, grownup
HAS PART: adult body
HAS PART: pubic hair, bush, crotch hair
=> person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
HAS PART: personality
HAS PART: trait
HAS PART: character, fiber, fibre
HAS PART: thoughtfulness
HAS PART: responsibility, responsibleness
HAS PART: integrity
HAS PART: nature
HAS PART: human body, physical body, material body, soma, build, figure, physique, anatomy, shape, bod, chassis, frame, form, flesh
=> organism, being
HAS SUBSTANCE: tissue
HAS PART: cell
HAS PART: cell membrane, cytomembrane, plasma membrane
HAS PART: energid, protoplast
HAS PART: cytoplasm, cytol
HAS PART: cytoskeleton
HAS PART: microsome
HAS PART: Golgi body, Golgi apparatus, Golgi complex, dictyosome
HAS PART: nucleus, cell nucleus, karyon
HAS PART: nucleolus, nucleole
HAS PART: chromatin, chromatin granule
HAS PART: achromatin
HAS PART: linin
HAS PART: chromosome
HAS PART: nucleolus organizer, nucleolus organiser, nucleolar organizer, nucleolar organiser
HAS PART: gene, cistron, factor
HAS PART: chromatid
HAS PART: centromere, kinetochore
HAS PART: telomere
HAS PART: organelle, cell organelle, cell organ
HAS PART: vacuole
HAS PART: body part
HAS PART: corpus
Holonyms of noun shrink
Grep of noun shrink
shrink
shrink-wrap
shrink-wrapped software
shrinkage
shrinking
shrinking violet
Antonyms of verb shrink
1 of 5 senses of shrink
Sense 4
shrink, contract
Antonym of stretch (Sense 4)
=>stretch
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb shrink
5 senses of shrink
Sense 1
shrivel, shrivel up, shrink, wither
=> decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
=> change magnitude
=> change
Sense 2
flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail
=> move
Sense 3
shrink, reduce
=> decrease, lessen, minify
=> change, alter, modify
Sense 4
shrink, contract
=> decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
=> change magnitude
=> change
Sense 5
shrink, shrivel
=> decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
=> change magnitude
=> change
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
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated 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
'Cause To' of verb shrink
1 of 5 senses of shrink
Sense 3
shrink, reduce
=> shrink, contract
Derived Forms of verb shrink
3 of 5 senses of shrink
Sense 3
shrink, reduce
RELATED TO>(noun) shrinkage#1
=> shrinking, shrinkage
RELATED TO>(noun) shrinking#1
=> shrinking, shrinkage
Sense 4
shrink, contract
RELATED TO>(noun) shrinkage#1
=> shrinking, shrinkage
Sense 5
shrink, shrivel
RELATED TO>(noun) shrinking#2
=> shrinking
Domain of verb shrink
Domain Terms of verb shrink
Familiarity of verb shrink
shrink used as a verb is common (polysemy count =5)
Sample Sentences of verb shrink
5 senses of shrink
Sense 1
shrivel, shrivel up, shrink, wither
*> Something ----s
Sense 2
flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail
*> Somebody ----s
*> Somebody ----s PP
Sense 3
shrink, reduce
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Sense 4
shrink, contract
EX: These fabrics shrink easily
Sense 5
shrink, shrivel
EX: Their earnings shrink this year
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb shrink
5 senses of shrink
Sense 1
shrivel, shrivel up, shrink, wither
> decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
=> break
=> shrink, shrivel
=> taper
=> drop off
=> vanish, fly, vaporize
=> break
=> ease up, ease off, slacken off, flag
=> weaken
=> boil down, reduce, decoct, concentrate
=> shrink, contract
=> shrivel, shrivel up, shrink, wither
=> abate, let up, slack off, slack, die away
=> deflate
=> dwindle, dwindle away, dwindle down
=> remit
=> de-escalate
=> depreciate, undervalue, devaluate, devalue
=> shorten
=> thin out
=> decline, go down, wane
=> wane
=> wane
=> decelerate, slow, slow down, slow up, retard
=> decrescendo
Sense 2
flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail
> move
=> move involuntarily, move reflexively
=> quicken
=> stretch, stretch out
=> snap, click, flick
=> flex, bend
=> spread, propagate
=> reach, reach out
=> putter, potter, potter around, putter around
=> dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe
=> drop back
=> hit the dirt, hit the deck
=> gravitate
=> fly
=> move over, give way, give, ease up, yield
=> cut to
=> lurch, pitch, shift
=> jolt, jar
=> duck
=> bob
=> wallow, welter
=> writhe, wrestle, wriggle, worm, squirm, twist
=> wobble, coggle
=> sidle, sashay
=> sidle
=> sweep, sail
=> brush, sweep
=> wamble, waggle
=> chop
=> reciprocate
=> move back and forth
=> nod
=> pulsate, beat, quiver
=> beat, pound, thump
=> teeter, seesaw, totter
=> buck, jerk, hitch
=> cant, cant over, tilt, slant, pitch
=> careen, wobble, shift, tilt
=> churn, boil, moil, roil
=> steal, slip
=> shake, agitate
=> vibrate
=> jerk, twitch
=> flip, twitch
=> snap, click
=> stir, shift, budge, agitate
=> arouse, stir
=> dance
=> stumble, trip
=> falter, waver
=> roll, undulate, flap, wave
=> mill, mill about, mill around
=> turn
=> startle, jump, start
=> mope, mope around
=> hop on, mount, mount up, get on, jump on, climb on, bestride
=> climb
=> strike out
=> jump, leap, bound, spring
=> bolt
=> get down
=> assume, take, strike, take up
=> seesaw
=> displace
=> exit, go out, get out, leave
=> separate, part, split
=> diverge
=> list, lean
=> whirl, tumble, whirl around
=> close, come together
=> bustle, bustle about, hustle
=> fidget
=> linger, dawdle
=> flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail
=> lunge, hurl, hurtle, thrust
=> swoop
=> flow, flux
=> run, flow, feed, course
=> flurry
=> streak
=> heave
=> crash
=> thunder
=> snap
=> beat, flap
=> fling
=> hop
=> turn
=> dodge
=> dodge
=> throw
=> make way
=> dance
=> grab
=> cut
=> close
=> jump, leap, jump off
Sense 3
shrink, reduce
> decrease, lessen, minify
=> mitigate
=> pare, pare down
=> limit, circumscribe, confine
=> reduce, boil down, concentrate
=> shrink, reduce
=> abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce
=> slake, abate, slack
=> turn down, lower, lour
=> de-escalate, weaken, step down
=> minimize, minimise
=> reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down
=> cut
=> slack, slacken, slack up, relax
=> diminish, belittle
Sense 4
shrink, contract
> decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
=> break
=> shrink, shrivel
=> taper
=> drop off
=> vanish, fly, vaporize
=> break
=> ease up, ease off, slacken off, flag
=> weaken
=> boil down, reduce, decoct, concentrate
=> shrink, contract
=> shrivel, shrivel up, shrink, wither
=> abate, let up, slack off, slack, die away
=> deflate
=> dwindle, dwindle away, dwindle down
=> remit
=> de-escalate
=> depreciate, undervalue, devaluate, devalue
=> shorten
=> thin out
=> decline, go down, wane
=> wane
=> wane
=> decelerate, slow, slow down, slow up, retard
=> decrescendo
Sense 5
shrink, shrivel
> decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
=> break
=> shrink, shrivel
=> taper
=> drop off
=> vanish, fly, vaporize
=> break
=> ease up, ease off, slacken off, flag
=> weaken
=> boil down, reduce, decoct, concentrate
=> shrink, contract
=> shrivel, shrivel up, shrink, wither
=> abate, let up, slack off, slack, die away
=> deflate
=> dwindle, dwindle away, dwindle down
=> remit
=> de-escalate
=> depreciate, undervalue, devaluate, devalue
=> shorten
=> thin out
=> decline, go down, wane
=> wane
=> wane
=> decelerate, slow, slow down, slow up, retard
=> decrescendo
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb shrink
Sense 1
shrivel, shrivel up, shrink, wither
=> decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
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Sense 2
flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail
=> move
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Sense 3
shrink, reduce
=> decrease, lessen, minify
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Sense 4
shrink, contract
=> decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
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Sense 5
shrink, shrivel
=> decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
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Grep of verb shrink
shrink
shrink back
shrink from
shrinkwrap
Grep of adj shrink
shrink-wrapped
shrinkable
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