Opposite of the act of shrinking, or the proportion by which something shrinks. boost. enlargement. gain. increase.

Some common synonyms of shrink are compress, condense, constrict, contract, and deflate.

We have listed all the opposite words for shrank alphabetically. blow up. billow. bloat. distend.

verb. a simple past tense of shrink.

To pour or serve wine or beer, to skink.

noun. /kɔst/ 1[countable, uncountable] the amount of money that you need in order to buy, make, or do something the high/low cost of housing A new computer system has been installed at a cost of $150,000. The plan had to be abandoned on grounds of cost.

: by giving up something else He had achieved fame, but at a cost; he’d lost many friends and no longer talked to anyone in his family.

If something must be done or avoided at all costs, it must be done or avoided whatever happens: Security during the president’s visit needs to be maintained at all costs. He wanted her at any cost, even if it meant giving up everything he had.

: by giving up or hurting (something else) She completed the project on time but at the cost of her health.

If something that you get comes at a price, something negative or unpleasant occurs as a consequence. Another variation of the idiom is the following: come at a cost.

used for saying that it may not have been worth doing something because so much has been lost or damaged as a result. He got the job, but at a cost. Synonyms and related words.

1. To approach and speak to, especially aggressively or insistently, as with a demand or request. 2. To approach and speak to with the intent of having sex. [French accoster, from Old French, from Medieval Latin accostāre, to adjoin : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin costa, side; see kost- in Indo-European roots.]

Also, at any cost or price. Regardless of the expense or effort involved, by any means. For example, Ann told the doctor to preserve her mother’s sight at all costs, or It seems the company plans to develop the product at any cost, or I’m determined to get vacation time at any price. [

One and all means everyone present or everyone in a particular group. [old-fashioned] A very happy New Year to one and all!

: including everything or everyone —used to indicate a total There were about a thousand people at the concert in all.

by any means in American English in any way possible; at all; somehow.