avoid vs shrink from

avoid and shrink from both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
avoid	No	No	Yes	No
shrink from	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, shrink from is a hyponym of avoid; that is, shrink from is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than avoid:

Other hyponyms of avoid include fiddle, goldbrick, shirk.

avoid (verb)	shrink from (verb)
stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something	avoid (one's assigned duties)
refrain from certain foods or beverages
declare invalid
prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off
refrain from doing something