(Irregular preterit, past participle: shrank, shrunk).
1. To decrease in size, range, or extent;His earnings shrank; SYN. shrivel.
2. To draw together; SYN. contract.
3. To reduce in size; reduce physically; SYN. reduce.
To wither, esp. with a loss of moisture; SYN. shrivel up, shrink, wither.