English-Finnish translations for shrink

• kallonkutistaja
• kutistua
• kutistaa
• laistaa
  Hän laistaa vastuunsa aina kun silmä välttää.
  Hän yritti laistaa työnteosta.
• luikkia
• luistaa
  Työnteko näyttäisi luistavan teiltä hyvin.
  Hän luisti laituritalkoista.

Definition of shrink

• To cause to become smaller
• To become smaller; to contract
• To cower or flinch
• To draw back; to withdraw
• To withdraw or retire, as from danger
• To move back or away, especially because of fear or disgust
• Shrinkage; contraction; recoil
• A psychiatrist or psychotherapist
• Loss of inventory, for example due to shoplifting or not selling items before their expiration date

Examples

• The dryer shrank my sweater.
• This garment will shrink when wet.
• Molly shrank away from the blows of the whip.
• You need to see a shrink.
• My shrink said that he was an enabler, bad for me.

Related words

• headshrinker
• shrinkage
• shrinking
• head-shrinker
• unshrinkable
• antishrink
• shrink start
• shrink hole
• shrink wrapper