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Phrasal verbs starting with "shrink"

4 phrasal verbs use this verb

shrink away
B2

To move away from someone or something out of fear or disgust, or to gradually disappear or diminish.

shrink back
B2

To move backward involuntarily out of fear, shock, or reluctance; to hesitate or avoid doing something.

shrink down
B1

To become smaller in size, scale, or volume; to reduce something to a smaller state.

shrink up
C1

To contract, curl, or become smaller, especially under the influence of heat or drying; rare and less standard than 'shrink down'.