slimslim2 verb (past tense and past participle slimmed, present participle slimming) 
The company is trying to slim down its workforce.slim down to The Cabinet has been slimmed down to 16 members.2to make your body thinner, or to become thinner, especially in order to be healthier or more attractiveslim something ↔ down How can I slim down my hips?slim down to She slimmed down to a healthy 61 kilos.—slimmed-down adjective
VERB TABLE
slim
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | slim |
| he, she, it | slims | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | slimmed |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have slimmed |
| he, she, it | has slimmed | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had slimmed |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will slim |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have slimmed |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am slimming |
| he, she, it | is slimming | |
| you, we, they | are slimming | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was slimming |
| you, we, they | were slimming | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been slimming |
| he, she, it | has been slimming | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been slimming |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be slimming |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been slimming |
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- Changing market conditions will have slimmed that list, but the gallery can count upon an enthusiastic response from its collectors.
- In that report we have proposed a Council slimmed down in terms both of numbers and committees.
- Many are reacting by slimming their presence at shows drastically and pulling out of some altogether.
Longman Language Activatorto become thinner
to become thinner, either because you have been ill or because you want to look more attractive, be healthier etc: · The best way to lose weight is to eat less and do lots of exercise.· I'm really worried about my grandmother -- she's lost a lot of weight recently.lose three kilos/five pounds etc: · Alec lost seven pounds in a week and had to be re-admitted to the hospital.
to eat less food than usual, or to eat only certain foods, because you want to become thinner and weigh less: · "Would you like some chocolate?" "No thanks, I'm on a diet."go on a diet (=start to be on a diet): · We're both going on a diet after Christmas.
especially British to become thinner, especially by eating less and doing more exercise: · She's really slimmed down a lot since I last saw her.slim down to eight stone/100 pounds etc: · He's trying to slim down to eleven stone.
to lose a particular amount of weight quickly: · I'd like to shed a few pounds.· Stone's doctor ordered him to shed some weight and quit smoking.· Gascoigne has shed nearly 6 kilos in pre-season training and looks much fitter.
to become dangerously thin and weak, usually as a result of illness: · There was nothing we could do -- she just wasted away and within six weeks she was dead.· His muscles were slowly wasting away because of his illness.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Companies are put off investing in poor areas because of the meagre pickings to be had.
[intransitive] British English to make yourself thinner by eating less, taking a lot of exercise etc—slimmer noun [countable]slim down phrasal verb1to reduce the size or number of something, or to become reduced in size or numberslim something ↔ down· She was very strong despite her slender build.
· He only has a very small chance of being elected.· There’s a slight chance of some sunshine in the west.
(=a very small majority)· The proposal was passed by a slim majority.
Companies are put off investing in poor areas because of the meagre pickings to be had.· Her dark hair spilled over her narrow shoulders.
(=having a thin, thick etc waist)
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB· It was Lubbock's scheme, slimmed down and minus compulsion.· Normal mice, too, slimmed down to utter sleekness when they had a little leptin.· Now he's slimmed down and laid back.· Immigrants who made money often tried to slim down to appear to be longtime members of the aristocracy.· Just after Christmas we decided to get married, so I had until June to slim down.· Exercise is a much better stress reliever. Slim down your serving size.· Many companies have considerably slimmed down and changed their corporate structures.· In that report we have proposed a Council slimmed down in terms both of numbers and committees.
The company is trying to slim down its workforce.slim down to The Cabinet has been slimmed down to 16 members.2to make your body thinner, or to become thinner, especially in order to be healthier or more attractiveslim something ↔ down How can I slim down my hips?slim down to She slimmed down to a healthy 61 kilos.—slimmed-down adjective