preshrink

US: (prē shringk′)

Inflections of 'preshrink' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

preshrinks

v 3rd person singular

preshrinking

v pres p

preshrank

v past

preshrunk

v past (nonstandard)

preshrunk

v past p

preshrunken

v past p

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

pre•shrink  (prē shringk′), v.t., -shrank or, often, -shrunk;
-shrunk or -shrunk•en;
-shrink•ing. 

1. Textiles to subject (textiles, garments, etc.) to a shrinking process before marketing to minimize subsequent shrinkage.

• pre- + shrink 1935–40