ALL meanings of head-shrinker
head-shrink·er
H h - verb without object head-shrinker to draw back, as in retreat or avoidance: to shrink from danger; to shrink from contact. 1
- verb without object head-shrinker to contract or lessen in size, as from exposure to conditions of temperature or moisture: This cloth will not shrink if washed in lukewarm water. 1
- verb without object head-shrinker to become reduced in extent or compass. 1
- verb with object head-shrinker to cause to shrink or contract; reduce. 1
- verb with object head-shrinker Textiles. to cause (a fabric) to contract during finishing, thus preventing shrinkage, during laundering, of the garments made from it. 1
- noun head-shrinker an act or instance of shrinking. 1
- noun head-shrinker a shrinking movement. 1
- noun head-shrinker shrinkage. 1
- noun head-shrinker Also, shrinker. Also called head shrinker.Slang. a psychotherapist, psychiatrist, or psychoanalyst. 1