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shrunken |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb shrink 4 of 5 senses of shrink Sense 1 shrivel, shrivel up shrink, wither => atrophy => die back die down => mummify, dry up Sense 2 flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail => shrink back retract Sense 3 shrink, reduce => reduce, scale down => reef => miniaturize, miniaturise => depopulate, desolate => contract Sense 4 shrink, contract => flex Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb shrink 4 of 5 senses of shrink Sense 1 shrivel, shrivel up shrink, wither => atrophy => die back die down => mummify, dry up Sense 2 flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail => shrink back retract Sense 3 shrink, reduce => reduce, scale down => reef => miniaturize, miniaturise => depopulate, desolate => contract => purse, wrinkle Sense 4 shrink, contract => flex Entailment of verb shrink Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb shrink 5 senses of shrink Sense 1 shrivel, shrivel up shrink, wither => decrease, diminish, lessen, fall Sense 2 flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail => move Sense 3 shrink, reduce => decrease, lessen, minify Sense 4 shrink, contract => decrease, diminish, lessen, fall Sense 5 shrink, shrivel => decrease, diminish, lessen, fall Familiarity of verb shrink shrink used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 5) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb shrink Sense 1 shrivel, shrivel up shrink, wither => decrease, diminish, lessen, fall -------------- Sense 2 flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail => move -------------- Sense 3 shrink, reduce => decrease, lessen, minify -------------- Sense 4 shrink, contract => decrease, diminish, lessen, fall -------------- Sense 5 shrink, shrivel => decrease, diminish, lessen, fall -------------- Overview of verb shrink The verb shrink has 5 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (3) shrivel, shrivel up shrink, wither -- (wither, esp. with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled") 2. (2) flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail -- (draw back as with fear) 3. (2) shrink, reduce -- (reduce in size; reduce physically; "Hot water will shrink the sweater"; "Can you shrink this image?") 4. (1) shrink, contract -- (draw together; "The fabric shrank") 5. shrink, shrivel -- (decrease in size, range, or extent; "His earnings shrank"; "My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me") Overview of adj shrunken The adj shrunken has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. shriveled, shrivelled, shrunken, withered, wizen, wizened -- (lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness; "the old woman's shriveled skin"; "he looked shriveled and ill"; "a shrunken old man"; "a lanky scarecrow of a man with withered face and lantern jaws"-W.F.Starkie; "he did well despite his withered arm"; "a wizened little man with frizzy gray hair") 2. shriveled, shrivelled, shrunken -- (reduced in efficacy or vitality or intensity; "our shriveled receipts during the storm"; "as the project wore on she found her enthusiasm shriveled"; "the dollar's shrunken buying power") 3. shrunk, shrunken -- (reduced in size by being drawn together; "the shrunken dress was entirely too tight to wear") Antonyms of adj shrunken 3 senses of shrunken Sense 1 shriveled, shrivelled, shrunken, withered, wizen, wizened INDIRECT (VIA thin) -> fat Sense 2 shriveled, shrivelled, shrunken INDIRECT (VIA decreased) -> increased Sense 3 shrunk, shrunken INDIRECT (VIA contracted) -> expanded Similarity of adj shrunken 3 senses of shrunken Sense 1 shriveled, shrivelled, shrunken, withered, wizen, wizened => thin (vs. fat), lean Sense 2 shriveled, shrivelled, shrunken => decreased (vs. increased), reduced Sense 3 shrunk, shrunken => contracted (vs. expanded) Attributes of adj shrunken Familiarity of adj shrunken shrunken used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj shrunken shrunken Overview of verb shrink The verb shrink has 5 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (3) shrivel, shrivel up shrink, wither -- (wither, esp. with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled") 2. (2) flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail -- (draw back as with fear) 3. (2) shrink, reduce -- (reduce in size; reduce physically; "Hot water will shrink the sweater"; "Can you shrink this image?") 4. (1) shrink, contract -- (draw together; "The fabric shrank") 5. shrink, shrivel -- (decrease in size, range, or extent; "His earnings shrank"; "My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me") Overview of adj shrunken The adj shrunken has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. shriveled, shrivelled, shrunken, withered, wizen, wizened -- (lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness; "the old woman's shriveled skin"; "he looked shriveled and ill"; "a shrunken old man"; "a lanky scarecrow of a man with withered face and lantern jaws"-W.F.Starkie; "he did well despite his withered arm"; "a wizened little man with frizzy gray hair") 2. shriveled, shrivelled, shrunken -- (reduced in efficacy or vitality or intensity; "our shriveled receipts during the storm"; "as the project wore on she found her enthusiasm shriveled"; "the dollar's shrunken buying power") 3. shrunk, shrunken -- (reduced in size by being drawn together; "the shrunken dress was entirely too tight to wear")
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