shrank

Plural: shranks

Verb

• Past tense of 'shrink'; became smaller or receded.
• wither, as with a loss of moisture
• draw back, as with fear or pain
• reduce in size; reduce physically
• become smaller or draw together
  • "The fabric shrank"
  • "The balloon shrank"
• decrease in size, range, or extent
  • "His earnings shrank"
• simple past of shrink

Noun

• A large highly decorative German/Dutch-style piece of furniture, which combines aspects of a clothing wardrobe, curio, and cabinet.

Examples

• His lead SHRANK after his opponent scored a bingo in Words With Friends.

Synonyms

contract, cringe, flinch, funk, quail, recoil, reduce, shrink, shrivel, shrivel up, squinch, wince, wither

Antonyms

expand, stretch