Etymology : Middle English, from Old English scrincan; akin to Middle Dutch schrinken to draw back
Pronunciation : 'shri[ng]k,
esp Southern Function : verb
Date : before 12th century
1. psychiatrist: a physician who specializes in psychiatry.
2. psychiatrist (Slang); instance of contracting, instance of becoming smaller; flinching, recoiling. contract, become smaller, shrivel; flinch, recoil; decrease, diminish; make smaller, cause to shrink. shrink\shrink\ , v. i. [imp. shrank or shrunk p. p. shrunk or shrunken , but the latter is now seldom used except as a participial adjective; p. pr. & vb. n. shrinking.] [oe. shrinken, schrinken, as. scrincan; akin to od. schrincken, and probably to sw. skrynka a wrinkle, skrynkla to wrinkle, to rumple, and e. shrimp, n. & v., scrimp. cf. shrimp.].
3. to wrinkle, bend, or curl; to shrivel; hence, to contract into a less extent or compass; to gather together; to become compacted. and on a broken reed he still did stay his feeble steps, which shrunk when hard thereon he lay. i have not found that water, by mixture of ashes, will shrink or draw into less room. against this fire do i shrink up. and shrink like parchment in consuming fire. all the boards did shrink.
4. to withdraw or retire, as from danger; to decline action from fear; to recoil, as in fear, horror, or distress. what happier natures shrink at with affright, the hard inhabitant contends is right. they assisted us against the thebans when you shrank from the task. (thucyd.).
5. to express fear, horror, or pain by contracting the body, or part of it; to shudder; to quake. [r.]shrink \shrink\, n. the act shrinking; shrinkage; contraction; also, recoil; withdrawal. yet almost wish, with sudden shrink, that i had less to praise.shrink \shrink\, v. t.
6. to cause to contract or shrink; as, to shrink finnel by imersing it in boiling water.
7. to draw back; to withdraw. [obs.] the libyc hammon shrinks his horn.
8. To wrinkle, bend, or curl; to shrivel; hence, to contract into a less extent or compass; to gather together; to become compacted.
9. To withdraw or retire, as from danger; to decline action from fear; to recoil, as in fear, horror, or distress.
10. To express fear, horror, or pain by contracting the body, or part of it; to shudder; to quake.
11. To cause to contract or shrink; as, to shrink finnel by imersing it in boiling water.
12. To draw back; to withdraw.
13. The act shrinking; shrinkage; contraction; also, recoil; withdrawal. decrease in size, range, or extent; "His earnings shrank"; "My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me" become smaller or draw together; "The fabric shrank"; "The balloon shrank" reduce in size; reduce physically; "Hot water will shrink the sweater"; "Can you shrink this image?".
14. 1. If cloth or clothing shrinks, it becomes smaller in size, usually as a result of being washed. All my jumpers have shrunk.
15. If something shrinks or something else shrinks it, it becomes smaller. The vast forests of West Africa have shrunk Hungary may have to lower its hopes of shrinking its state sector. ¡Ù grow.
16. If you shrink away from someone or something, you move away from them because you are frightened, shocked, or disgusted by them. One child shrinks away from me when I try to talk to him.
17. If you do not shrink from a task or duty, you do it even though it is unpleasant or dangerous. We must not shrink from the legitimate use of force if we are to remain credible.
18. A shrink is a psychiatrist. I've seen a shrink already.
19. no shrinking violet: see:
violet. a psychoanalyst or psychiatrist - used humorously.
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