preshrink

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verb

To shrink in advance, before sale, in order to ensure better fit.

OriginEnglish shrink ← Middle English pre- ← Latin prae- →
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Meanings

verbpreshrink (third-person singular simple present preshrinks, present participle preshrinking, simple past preshrank or preshrunk, past participle preshrunk or preshrunken)

present singular third person preshrinks · participle present preshrinking · past preshrank · past preshrunk · participle past preshrunk · participle past preshrunken

  1. transitiveTo shrink in advance, before sale, in order to ensure better fit.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinprae-
  7. Middle Englishpre-
  8. Englishpre-
  9. Englishshrink
  10. Englishpreshrink

From pre- + shrink.

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APA

preshrink. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preshrink

MLA

“preshrink.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preshrink. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “preshrink,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preshrink.

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