verb

1. To cause to become smaller.

   “The dryer shrank my sweater.”

2. To become smaller; to contract.

   “This garment will shrink when wet.”

3. To cower or flinch.

   “Molly shrank away from the blows of the whip.”

Synonyms: funk, shirk, retreat, shrink back

adjective

1. Reduced in size as a result of shrinkage; shrivelled.