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SHRINKdefinition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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. [VERB + from] They didn't shrink from da...

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Mar 11, 2026 · Verb shrink (third-person singular simple present shrinks, present participle shrinking, simple past shrank or (nonstandard) shrunk, past participle shrunk or shrunken) (transitive) To cause to become smaller.

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to draw back, as in retreat or avoidance: to shrink from danger; to shrink from contact. to contract or lessen in size, as from exposure to conditions of temperature or moisture: This cloth will not shrink if washed i...