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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024slim /slɪm/USA pronunciation adj., slim•mer, slim•mest, v., slimmed, slim•ming. adj. - slender, as in the width around one's body or in form:a slim figure.
- poor or inferior;
meager:a slim chance.
v. - Often, slim down. to (cause to) become slim: [no object]He's been on a diet and has slimmed down.[~ + object + down]Diet and exercise will slim you down.[~ + down + object]to slim down even the most overweight dieters.
slim•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024slim (slim),USA pronunciation adj., slim•mer, slim•mest, v., slimmed, slim•ming, n. adj. - slender, as in girth or form;
slight in build or structure. - poor or inferior:a slim chance; a slim excuse.
- small or inconsiderable;
meager;
scanty:a slim income. - Clothingsized for the thinner than average person.
v.t. - to make slim.
v.i. - to become slim.
- British Terms[Chiefly Brit.]to try to become more slender, esp. by dieting.
- slim down:
- to lose weight, esp. intentionally.
- (of a business) to reduce operating expenses;
economize.
n. - Clothinga garment size meant for a thin person.
- Dutch slim sly, (earlier) crooked (cognate with German schlimm bad, (earlier) crooked)
- 1650–60
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged thin. See slender.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged insignificant, trifling, trivial, paltry.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged fat.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged considerable; abundant.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: slim /slɪm/ adj (slimmer, slimmest)- small in width relative to height or length
- small in amount or quality: slim chances of success
vb (slims, slimming, slimmed)- to make or become slim, esp by diets and exercise
- to reduce or decrease or cause to be reduced or decreased
Etymology: 17th Century: from Dutch: crafty, from Middle Dutch slimp slanting; compare Old High German slimbi obliquityˈslimmer n ˈslimness n |