to shrink

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• shrink-wrap — ˈshrink wrap noun [uncountable] tight plastic wrapping for goods: • The plastic shrink wrap prevents tampering. shrink wrap verb [transitive] : • The free gift is shrink wrapped and glued to the magazine page. * * * Ⅰ. shrink wrap UK US noun [U]… …   Financial and business terms

• shrink — [ʆrɪŋk] verb shrank PASTTENSE [ʆræŋk] shrunk PASTPART [ʆrʌŋk] 1. [intransitive] to become smaller in amount, size, or value: • The economy is expected to shrink slightly. • In the past decade, the number of employees h …   Financial and business terms

• Shrink Rap — may refer to: * Shrink Rap ( Frasier episode) * Shrink Rap ( Las Vegas episode) * Shrink Rap ( Dave the Barbarian ) episode * Shrink Rap (film), a 2003 film starring Linden Ashby * Shrink Rap , a Sunny Randall novel by Robert B. Parker *Shrink… …   Wikipedia

• shrink-wrapped — UK [ˈʃrɪŋk ˌræpt] US adjective wrapped very tightly in thin clear plastic Thesaurus: packaging and describing packaginghyponym bags and cases for carrying possessionshyponym * * * shrink wrapped /ˈʃrıŋkˌræpt/ adj a shrink wrapped book …   Useful english dictionary

• Shrink — Shrink, v. i. [imp. {Shrank}or {Shrunk}p. p. {Shrunk} or {Shrunken}, but the latter is now seldom used except as a participial adjective; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shrinking}.] [OE. shrinken, schrinken, AS. scrincan; akin to OD. schrincken, and probably… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• shrink-wrap — shrink wrap, shrinkwrap shrink wrap (shr[i^][ng]k r[a^]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {shrink wrapped} or {shrink wrapped} (shr[i^][ng]k r[a^]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. {shrink wrapping} or {shrink wrapping}.] to wrap and seal (an object for sale) in a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• shrink-wrapped — shrink wrap shrink wrap, shrinkwrap shrink wrap (shr[i^][ng]k r[a^]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {shrink wrapped} or {shrink wrapped} (shr[i^][ng]k r[a^]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. {shrink wrapping} or {shrink wrapping}.] to wrap and seal (an object for sale) …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• shrink-wrapping — shrink wrap shrink wrap, shrinkwrap shrink wrap (shr[i^][ng]k r[a^]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {shrink wrapped} or {shrink wrapped} (shr[i^][ng]k r[a^]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. {shrink wrapping} or {shrink wrapping}.] to wrap and seal (an object for sale) …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Shrink — can refer to:* Shrink , a slang term for a mental health professional such as a psychiatrist or psychologist (derived from the word headshrinker ) *Shrinkage (accounting), a retail term for the money lost by undercharged, damaged, or stolen goods …   Wikipedia

• shrink-wrapped — Ⅰ. shrink wrap UK US noun [U] (also shrink wrapping) ► thin transparent plastic that is tightly wrapped around goods in order to protect them from damage: »The retailer is asking vendors to use less shrink wrap for shipping. Ⅱ. shrink wrap UK US… …   Financial and business terms

• Shrink — Shrink, v. t. 1. To cause to contract or shrink; as, to shrink finnel by imersing it in boiling water. [1913 Webster] 2. To draw back; to withdraw. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The Libyc Hammon shrinks his horn. Milton. [1913 Webster] {To shrink on}… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English