- pre-shrink
- pre-shrink /prē-shringkˈ/transitive verbTo shrink (cloth) before it is made up into garments, etcORIGIN: ↑pre- (1)• • •pre-shrunk' adjective
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
pre-shrink
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shrink — pre·shrink; shrink; shrink·able; shrink·age; shrink·er; shrink·ing·ly; … English syllables
pre — pre·abdomen; pre·acanthella; pre·adamitism; pre·adapt; pre·adaptation; pre·adaptive; pre·admission; pre·adolescence; pre·adult; pre·agonal; pre·am·bu·lar; pre·am·bu·late; pre·amp; pre·amplifier; pre·animism; pre·apprehension; pre·arrange;… … English syllables
pre-shrunk' — adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑pre shrink … Useful english dictionary
pre-shrunk — adjective (of a fabric or garment) shrunk during manufacture to prevent further shrinking in use. Derivatives pre shrink verb … English new terms dictionary
pre-shrunk — [ˌpri: ˈʃrʌŋk] adj pre shrunk clothes are sold after they have been made smaller by being washed →↑shrink ▪ pre shrunk jeans … Dictionary of contemporary English
Shrink wrap — Shrinkwrapped redirects here. For the album, see Shrinkwrapped (album). Shrink wrap, also shrinkwrap or shrink film, is a material made up of polymer plastic film. When heat is applied to this material it shrinks tightly over whatever it is… … Wikipedia
shrink — shrink1 [ʃrıŋk] v past tense shrank [ʃræŋk] past participle shrunk [ʃrʌŋk] [: Old English; Origin: scrincan] 1.) [I and T] to become smaller, or to make something smaller, through the effects of heat or water ▪ I m worried about washing that… … Dictionary of contemporary English
shrink — 1 verb past tense shrank past participle shrunk /Sr k/ 1 (I, T) to become smaller or to make something smaller through the effects of heat or water: Hot water shrinks woollen clothes. | Will it shrink if I wash it? see also: preshrunk, shrunken… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
pre-shrunk — adjective clothes that are pre shrunk are made to shrink (=became smaller when washed) before they are sold: pre shrunk Levis … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Cold shrink tubing — is an open ended rubber sleeve, made primarily from rubber elastomers with high performance physical properties, that has been factory expanded or pre stretched, and assembled onto a supporting removable plastic core. Cold shrink tubing shrinks… … Wikipedia
