shrink
shrank past tense
shrunk past participle
A. -intransitive verb
1. (=get smaller) encogerse
·to shrink in the wash
·encogerse al lavar
·"will not shrink"
·"no se encoge", "inencogible"
·to shrink away to nothing
·reducirse a nada, desaparecer
2. also shrink away, shrink back retroceder, echar marcha atránoun
·I shrink from doing it
·no me atrevo a hacerlo
·he did not shrink from touching it
·no vaciló en tocarlo
B. -transitive verb encoger
·to shrink a part on
(technical) montar una pieza en caliente
C. -noun **
(=psychiatrist) psiquiatra masculine and feminine