nnoun.eventprocess or result of becoming less or smallerSynset:shrinking
Examples:- the material lost 2 inches per yard in shrinkage
Derivationally Related Form:shrink
Hypernyms:decrease drop-off lessening
Inherited Hypernyms:shrinkingdecreasechangehappeningeventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:compressioncondensationcontraction
Full Hyponyms:compressionconstriction
nnoun.attributethe amount by which something shrinksHypernyms:decrease decrement
Inherited Hypernyms:shrinkagedecreaseamountmagnitudepropertyattributeabstractionentity
nnoun.actthe act of stealing goods that are on display in a storeSynset:shoplifting
Examples:- shrinkage is the retail trade's euphemism for shoplifting
Derivationally Related Form:shoplift
Hypernyms:larceny stealing theft thievery thieving
Inherited Hypernyms:shopliftinglarcenyfelonycrimeoffensetransgressionwrongdoingactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity