shrink

/ʃrɪŋk/

verb

kurczyć się

/ˈkurt͡ʂɨt͡ɕ ɕɛ/· czasownik

Also

zbiegać sięzmniejszać się

Definition

to become smaller, especially when washed in water that is too hot; to make clothes, cloth, etc. smaller in this way

Examples

My sweater shrank in the wash.

Mój sweter skurczył się w praniu.

Synonyms

contract decrease diminish

Collocations

shrink in sizeshrink fromshrink back

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