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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

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/ ɪ /

adjective

  1. small in width relative to height or length
  2. small in amount or quality

    slim chances of success

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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

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/ ɪ /

noun

  1. the E African name for AIDS
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Slim

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/ ɪ /

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)
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ, adverb
  • ˈ, noun
  • ˈԱ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • l adverb
  • n noun
  • ܲ· adjective
  • un·l adverb
  • un·n noun
  • ܲ· adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of slim1

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

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Example Sentences

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Now, some social media posts are claiming that Trump, once he takes office next year, may issue another check — a likelihood that experts say is extremely slim.

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At the same time, she said, the U.S. tariffs are pushing up costs for growers and eroding their already slim profit margins.

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Sanders, a political independent who caucuses with the Senate Democrats, said in an interview that in the two years before Trump was reelected, Democrats held a slim majority in the House but achieved “virtually nothing.”

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That failed, so the chances of getting back involved seem pretty slim.

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The next day, Kennedy would take the lead over Nixon and then go on to win the election by one of the slimmest margins in history.

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