shrink
Shrinkage; contraction; recoilShrinkage; contraction; recoil.
» The population of Japan is shrinking.
Die Bevölkerungszahl von Japan ist rückläufig.
Население Японии сокращается.
Населення Японії скорочується.
Meaning
3 sensesShrinkage; contraction; recoil.
(derogatory, slang, sometimes)A psychiatrist or psychotherapist.
You need to see a shrink, you crazy fool.
My shrink said that he was an enabler, bad for me.
Seelenklempner, Irrenarzt
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(uncountable)Loss of inventory, for example due to shoplifting or not selling items before their expiration date.
- a physician who specializes in psychiatry
Examples
117 sentencesThe population of Japan is shrinking.
Населення Японії скорочується. — deniko
ruНаселение Японии сокращается. — Selena777
deDie Bevölkerungszahl von Japan ist rückläufig. — Esperantostern
Japan's population is shrinking.
Населення Японії скорочується. — deniko
ruНаселение Японии сокращается. — Selena777
deDie Bevölkerungszahl von Japan ist rückläufig. — Esperantostern
My jeans shrank in the wash.
ruМои джинсы сели после стирки. — marafon
deMeine Jeans ist beim Waschen eingelaufen. — Esperantostern
Have you been seeing a shrink?
ruТы посещал психиатра? — Robertpaulson
I think my jeans have shrunk.
ruКажется, у меня джинсы сели. — Wezel
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English schrynken, from Old English sċrincan, from Proto-Germanic *skrinkwaną.From Middle English schrynken, from Old English sċrincan, from Proto-Germanic *skrinkwaną. Cognate with Dutch schrinken (“to shrink”).
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Forms
plural: shrinks| Singular | shrink |
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uncountable
Synonyms
3 synonyms- a physician who specializes in psychiatry:psychiatristhead-shrinker
Word family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable