All shrink antonyms
shrink
S s verb shrink
- get to β to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- i β the ninth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- jellied β containing or made, spread, or topped with jelly or syrup; jellied: jelly apples.
- broaden β When something broadens, it becomes wider.
- maximise β to increase to the greatest possible amount or degree: to look for ways of maximizing profit.
- go through the roof β the external upper covering of a house or other building.
- blistered β a thin vesicle on the skin, containing watery matter or serum, as from a burn or other injury.
- bear fruit β plant: produce fruit
- overdraw β to draw upon (an account, allowance, etc.) in excess of the balance standing to one's credit or at one's disposal: It was the first time he had ever overdrawn his account.
- boost β If one thing boosts another, it causes it to increase, improve, or be more successful.
- make it β to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
- grow β to increase by natural development, as any living organism or part by assimilation of nutriment; increase in size or substance.
- amplify β If you amplify a sound, you make it louder, usually by using electronic equipment.
- dissert β to discourse on a subject.
- caricatured β Simple past tense and past participle of caricature.
- dissertate β to discuss a subject fully and learnedly; discourse.
- get going β an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal: the get of a stallion.
- disserted β to discourse on a subject.
- lay it on thick β to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- bellied β having a belly, esp. of a specified kind
- overdrawn β Past participle of overdraw.
- disserting β to discourse on a subject.
- hyped β to stimulate, excite, or agitate (usually followed by up): She was hyped up at the thought of owning her own car.
- inspissate β Thicken or congeal.
- inflate β deflate
- congressed β (initial capital letter) the national legislative body of the U.S., consisting of the Senate, or upper house, and the House of Representatives, or lower house, as a continuous institution. this body as it exists for a period of two years during which it has the same membership: the Ninety-Seventh Congress. a session of this body: to speak in Congress.
- measure up β a unit or standard of measurement: weights and measures.
- batten β A batten is a long strip of wood that is fixed to something to strengthen it or to hold it firm.
- gather β to bring together into one group, collection, or place: to gather firewood; to gather the troops.
- move up β to pass from one place or position to another.
- beetle β A beetle is an insect with a hard covering to its body.
- magnify β to increase the apparent size of, as a lens does.
- crop up β If something crops up, it appears or happens, usually unexpectedly.
- lay a finger on β to harm
- congressing β (initial capital letter) the national legislative body of the U.S., consisting of the Senate, or upper house, and the House of Representatives, or lower house, as a continuous institution. this body as it exists for a period of two years during which it has the same membership: the Ninety-Seventh Congress. a session of this body: to speak in Congress.
- heave β to raise or lift with effort or force; hoist: to heave a heavy ax.
- misquote β a quotation that is incorrect.
- bloat β to swell or cause to swell, as with a liquid, air, or wind
- draw off β to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often followed by along, away, in, out, or off).
- load up β charge, fill
- widen β Make or become wider.
- got to β to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- billow β When something made of cloth billows, it swells out and moves slowly in the wind.
- come β When a person or thing comes to a particular place, especially to a place where you are, they move there.
- mark up β a visible impression or trace on something, as a line, cut, dent, stain, or bruise: a small mark on his arm.
- multiply β to make many or manifold; increase the number, quantity, etc., of.
- embroider β Decorate (cloth) by sewing patterns on it with thread.
- beetling β a heavy hammering or ramming instrument, usually of wood, used to drive wedges, force down paving stones, compress loose earth, etc.
- overelaborate β excessively or fussily elaborate, ornate, detailed, etc.