What is the meaning of shrunk?

verb

  • Wither, as with a loss of moisture.
    • usage: "The fruit dried and shriveled"
  • Draw back, as with fear or pain.
    • usage: "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"
  • Reduce in size; reduce physically.
    • usage: "Hot water will shrink the sweater"; "Can you shrink this image"
  • Become smaller or draw together.
    • usage: "The fabric shrank"; "The balloon shrank"
  • Decrease in size, range, or extent.
    • usage: "His earnings shrank"; "My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me"
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APAWordNet. (2010). shrunk. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/shrunk/definitions/1183488
ChicagoWordNet. 2010. "shrunk" http://smartdefine.org/shrunk/definitions/1183488 (accessed September 20, 2026).
HarvardWordNet 2010, shrunk, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/shrunk/definitions/1183488>.
MLAWordNet. "shrunk" 23 October 2010. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/shrunk/definitions/1183488>
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