krimpen — meaning in English

English meaning

• compress verb To squeeze or press something into a smaller space.
• dwindle verb To become steadily smaller, fewer or weaker over time.
• shrink verb To become or make smaller.
• shrunken adj Made noticeably smaller, especially through age, illness, or shrinkage.

Senses

krimpen is used for these senses in English:

• compress (transitive) To make smaller; to press or squeeze together, or to make something occupy a smaller space or volume.
• dwindle (intransitive) To decrease, shrink, diminish, reduce in size or intensity.
• shrink (transitive) To cause to become smaller.
• shrink (intransitive) To become smaller; to contract.
• shrunken Reduced in size as a result of shrinkage; shrivelled.

compress — full definition

1. verb To squeeze or press something into a smaller space.
2. verb (computing) To reduce the size of a digital file by encoding it more efficiently.
3. noun A folded pad of cloth, sometimes cold or warmed, pressed against part of the body to relieve pain or swelling.

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