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slim
[ slim ]
adjective
slimmer, slimmest.
- slender, as in girth or form; slight in build or structure.
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- poor or inferior:
a slim chance; a slim excuse.
- small or inconsiderable; meager; scanty:
a slim income.
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- sized for the thinner than average person.
verb (used with object)
slimmed, slimming.
- to make slim.
verb (used without object)
slimmed, slimming.
- to become slim.
- Chiefly British. to try to become more slender, especially by dieting.
noun
- a garment size meant for a thin person.
verb phrase
- to lose weight, especially intentionally.
- (of a business) to reduce operating expenses; economize.
slim
1/ ²õ±ôɪ³¾ /
adjective
- small in width relative to height or length
- small in amount or quality
slim chances of success
verb
- to make or become slim, esp by diets and exercise
- to reduce or decrease or cause to be reduced or decreased
Slim
2/ ²õ±ôɪ³¾ /
noun
- the E African name for AIDS
Slim
3/ ²õ±ôɪ³¾ /
noun
- 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
- 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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