verb
1 become smaller
ADVERB
▪ considerably , dramatically , significantly
▪ a little , slightly , etc.
▪ further
▪ fast , rapidly
▪
We are competing in a market that is ~ing fast.
▪ gradually , slowly
▪ steadily
PREPOSITION
▪ by
▪
Their profits shrank by 4% last year.
▪ from , to
▪
Their share of the market has shrunk from 14% to 5%.
PHRASES
▪ ~ in size
▪
Households have been ~ing in size but increasing in number.
2 move away
ADVERB
▪ a little
▪
He shrank a little at the sight of the blood.
▪ visibly
▪ instinctively
▪ away , back , down
VERB + SHRINK
▪ try to
PREPOSITION
▪ against
▪
He shrank back against the wall.
▪ in
▪
She shrank back in terror.
▪ into
▪
I shrank back into the shadows.
▪ from
▪
She shrank from his touch.
Shrink is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ base , ↑ company , ↑ deficit , ↑ economy , ↑ margin , ↑ market , ↑ population
Shrink is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ deficit , ↑ per cent , ↑ size , ↑ tumour , ↑ window , ↑ workforce