slim /slim/

1. (of people) attractively thin
2. Slender
3. Only slight
4. Crafty (reintroduced from Afrik, now again rare)

(also with cap) the name used in Africa for AIDS (from the severe weight loss associated with the disease)

1. To make thin
2. To decrease (figurative)

1. To make oneself more slender, by dieting, taking exercise, etc
2. (of a company, etc) to become more efficient or economical, esp by reducing the workforce

slimˈly adverb

slimmˈer noun

slimmˈing noun and adjective

slimmˈish adjective

slimˈness noun

slimˈsy adjective (US)

Frail, flimsy

slimˈline adjective

Slim, or conducive to slimness (also figurative)

slimmers' disease noun

Anorexia nervosa

slim down

To make or become slimmer or more economical (slimmed-downˈ adjective)

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