English-Spanish translations for shrink

• achicarse
• contraerse
• encogerse
• rehuir
  Tenemos la responsabilidad de defender la causa de la ampliación ante nuestros electorados y no debemos rehuir dicho reto. We have a responsibility to make the case for enlargement to our electorates and we must not shrink from that challenge.
• contraer
  Ambas predicciones y resultados demuestran que el sector azucarero se contraerá o desaparecerá, y los productores con él. Both predictions and results show that the sugar industry will shrink or disappear and producers with it.
• correr
• correrse
• encoger
• jibarizar
• loquero
• mermar
• zafar
• zafarse

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