˜yÐÄvlog

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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

/ ²õ±ôɪ³¾ /

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
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Slim

2

/ ²õ±ôɪ³¾ /

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

3

/ ²õ±ôɪ³¾ /

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)
“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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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²õ±ô¾±³¾±ô²â, adverb
  • ˈ²õ±ô¾±³¾³¾±ð°ù, noun
  • ˈ²õ±ô¾±³¾²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²õ±ô¾±³¾î€ƒl²â adverb
  • ²õ±ô¾±³¾î€ƒn±ð²õ²õ noun
  • ³Ü²Ô·²õ±ô¾±³¾î€ƒ adjective
  • un·²õ±ô¾±³¾î€ƒl²â adverb
  • un·²õ±ô¾±³¾î€ƒn±ð²õ²õ noun
  • ³Ü²Ô·²õ±ô¾±³¾³¾±ð»å adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of slim1

1650–60; < Dutch slim sly, (earlier) crooked (cognate with German schlimm bad, (earlier) crooked)
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˜yÐÄvlog 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

See slender.
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Example Sentences

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In the years following, inflation led to slimmer profit margins.

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Republicans won a closely watched special Florida congressional election on Tuesday, but with slimmer margins than they had hoped.

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The man opens the envelope to show a slim bundle of cash.

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The win helped the GOP hold on to their slim majority in the lower chamber.

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Beyond her the pickings were pretty slim among rim-protecting bigs in the portal.

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