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slim

[slim]

adjective

slimmer, slimmest 
  1. slender, as in girth or form; slight in build or structure.

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  2. poor or inferior.

    a slim chance; a slim excuse.

  3. small or inconsiderable; meager; scanty.

    a slim income.

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  4. sized for the thinner than average person.



verb (used with object)

slimmed, slimming 
  1. to make slim.

verb (used without object)

slimmed, slimming 
  1. to become slim.

  2. Chiefly British.to try to become more slender, especially by dieting.

noun

  1. a garment size meant for a thin person.

verb phrase

    1. to lose weight, especially intentionally.

    2. (of a business) to reduce operating expenses; economize.

slim

1

/ ɪ /

adjective

  1. small in width relative to height or length

  2. small in amount or quality

    slim chances of success

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to make or become slim, esp by diets and exercise

  2. to reduce or decrease or cause to be reduced or decreased

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Slim

2

/ ɪ /

noun

  1. the E African name for AIDS

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Slim

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/ ɪ /

noun

  1. William Joseph , 1st Viscount. 1891–1970, British field marshal, who commanded (1943–45) the 14th Army in the reconquest of Burma (now called Myanmar) from the Japanese; governor general of Australia (1953–60)

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • slimly adverb
  • slimness noun
  • unslim adjective
  • unslimly adverb
  • unslimness noun
  • unslimmed adjective
  • ˈ adverb
  • ˈ noun
  • ˈԱ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of slim1

1650–60; < Dutch slim sly, (earlier) crooked (cognate with German schlimm bad, (earlier) crooked)
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of slim1

C17: from Dutch: crafty, from Middle Dutch slimp slanting; compare Old High German slimbi obliquity

Origin of slim2

from its wasting effects
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In the dock, Kurashov sat largely mute as his former unit mates testified against him, speaking only occasionally to his lawyer through a slim gap in the enclosure's door.

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With both teams in similar stages of growth and aiming to build lasting foundations, the Sparks and the Golden State Valkyries have shown just how slim the gap is between them.

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With a government boycott and such meagre publicity, the chances of hitting the 50% turnout threshold seem slim.

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Trump's slim win in 2024 was no doubt due in large part to Musk, and not just the eye-popping quarter-billion-plus Musk spent to push the old man's orange carcass over the finish line.

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The losses meant that the Republicans' slim majority in Congress was bolstered, allowing them to pass Trump's controversial spending bill by a single vote.

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