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shrink

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Etymology

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FromMiddle Englishschrynken, fromOld Englishsċrincan, fromProto-Germanic*skrinkwaną. Cognate withDutchschrinken(“to shrink”).

The sense“psychologist, psychotherapist” is aclipping ofhead-shrinker.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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shrink (third-person singular simple presentshrinks,present participleshrinking,simple pastshrankor(nonstandard)shrunk,past participleshrunkorshrunken)

  1. (transitive) To cause to becomesmaller.
    The dryershrank my sweater.
    • 2008 October, David Schipper, “Outsmart your stomach: Seven ways to fill your gut—and lose it, too”, inMen's Health, volume23, number 8,→ISSN, page135:
      The bottom line is this: Toshrink your gut, you need to start listening to it.
  2. (intransitive) To become smaller; tocontract.
    This garment willshrink whenwet.
  3. (intransitive) Tocower orflinch.
    Mollyshrank away from the blows of the whip.
  4. (transitive) Todraw back; towithdraw.
  5. (intransitive, figuratively) To withdraw or retire, as from danger.
  6. (intransitive) To move back or away, especially because of fear or disgust.

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Translations

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intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
transitive: to cause something to shrink
to cower
intransitive: to attempt to avoid an unwanted or intimidating duty
to move back because of fear or disgust
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Noun

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shrink (pluralshrinks)

  1. Shrinkage;contraction;recoil.
    • 1818,Leigh Hunt, “To T** L** H**, Six Years Old, During a Sickness.”, inFoliage; […], London: Printed for C. and J. Ollier, Welbeck Street,page xlvii:
      Yet almost with, with suddenshrink, That I had less to praise.
  2. (slang, sometimes derogatory) Apsychiatrist orpsychotherapist.
    Synonyms:head-shrinker,shrinker
    Coordinate term:shrinkette
    You need to see ashrink, you crazy fool.
    Myshrink said that he was an enabler, bad for me.
    • 1994 August,Green Day, “Basket Case” (track 7), inDookie,Reprise Records:
      I went to ashrink to analyze my dreams / She says it's lack of sex that's bringing me down
    • 2021 March 10, “Stop & Examine”, inRAIL, number926, page70:
      "From behind the counter of this provincial train station coffee shop, Joanna was barista and unofficialshrink to wildly varied London-bound travellers," writes author Laline Paull.Confessions of a Barista on Platform 1 was published on February 9 by The Firle Press [...].
  3. (uncountable, business) Loss ofinventory, for example due toshoplifting or not selling items before theirexpiration date.
    • 2011, Charles Sennewald, John Christman,Retail Crime, Security, and Loss Prevention: An Encyclopedic Reference, page227:
      Assuming the retailer'sshrink is average or below, and the owner is comfortable with the level ofshrink, perhaps nothing more need be done except to maintain vigilance and to monitor theshrink for signs of emerging problems.

Usage notes

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  • (therapist): The slang sense was originally pejorative, expressing a distrust of practitioners in the field. It is now not as belittling or trivializing.

Derived terms

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Translations

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psychiatrist or therapist (informal, belittling)

References

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