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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

preshrink en · VERB

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English shrink English preshrink From pre- + shrink.

Meanings

  1. (of clothing, transitive) To shrink in advance, before sale, in order to ensure better fit.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
preshrunk Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
preshrunk Tense=Past lexicographic
preshrinking Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
preshrunken Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
preshrinks Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
preshrank Tense=Past lexicographic