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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

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/ 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

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/ 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. SlimWilliam Joseph, 1st Viscount18911970MBritishMILITARY: generalPOLITICS: statesman 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)
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ, adverb
  • ˈ, noun
  • ˈԱ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • l adverb
  • n noun
  • ܲ· adjective
  • un·l adverb
  • un·n noun
  • ܲ· adjective
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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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Synonym Study

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Arsenal will feel those opportunities will offer hope in Paris, but they now have to take the game to PSG with measure as they try to claw back this slim deficit.

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Victory ended a run of five straight losses for Rajasthan to keep their slim hopes of making the knockout stages alive.

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This erosion of its power has been largely met by silence on Capitol Hill, where Trump's Republicans hold slim majorities in both chambers.

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But the likelihood of a remake, reboot or sequel with any lingering value is slim.

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There are currently no caps on how much private specialists, dentists or hospitals can charge and neither private health insurance nor slim Medicare rebates reliably offer substantial relief.

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