Shrink

Tamil Dictionary definitions for Shrink

Shrink : சுருங்கிவிடும், சுருங்கு

Shrink : சுருங்கிவிடும்

Shrink definition

Intransitive verb.

  1. To wrinkle, bend, or curl; to shrivel; hence, to contract into a less extent or compass; to gather together; to become compacted.
  2. To withdraw or retire, as from danger; to decline action from fear; to recoil, as in fear, horror, or distress.
  3. To express fear, horror, or pain by contracting the body, or part of it; to shudder; to quake.

Transitive verb.

  1. To cause to contract or shrink; as, to shrink finnel by imersing it in boiling water.
  2. To draw back; to withdraw.

Noun. The act shrinking; shrinkage; contraction; also, recoil; withdrawal.