Schrumpfen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- contract noun A written or spoken agreement, especially one intended to be enforceable by law.
- contraction noun A shortened form of a word or words, often marked with an apostrophe.
- deflate verb To let air or gas out of something.
- diminish verb To make something smaller, weaker, or less important.
- dwarf noun A person, animal, or plant much smaller than typical for its kind.
- shrink verb To become or make smaller.
- shrinkage noun The act of shrinking, or the proportion by which something shrinks.
- wane verb To gradually become weaker, smaller, or less intense.
Senses
Schrumpfen is used for these senses in English:
- contract (ambitransitive) To draw together or nearer; to shorten, narrow, or lessen.
- contraction A (sometimes reversible) contracting or reduction in length, scope, size, or volume; a narrowing, a shortening, a shrinking.
- deflate (transitive) To cause an object to decrease or become smaller in some parameter, e.g. to shrink
- diminish (transitive) To lessen the authority or dignity of; to put down; to degrade; to abase; to weaken; to nerf (in gaming).
- dwarf (transitive) To make appear (much) smaller, puny, tiny; to be much larger than.
- shortening the process by which something is made shorter; a reduction in length.
- shrink (transitive) To cause to become smaller.
- shrink (intransitive) To become smaller; to contract.
contract — full definition
- noun A written or spoken agreement, especially one intended to be enforceable by law.
- verb To become smaller, tighter, or shorter.
- verb To catch or develop an illness.
- verb To arrange for work to be done under a formal agreement.
contraction — full definition
- noun A shortened form of a word or words, often marked with an apostrophe.
- noun A strong tightening of the uterine muscles that occurs before and during childbirth.
- noun A shrinking or reduction in size, scope, or economic activity.