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slim (slim)

adjective slim·mer, slim·mest

  1. small in girth in proportion to height or length; slender
  2. small in amount, degree, or extent; slight; scant; meager slim pickings, a slim hope

Etymology: orig., useless, bad, weak < Du, crafty, bad, akin to Ger schlimm, bad

transitive verb, intransitive verb slimmed, slim·ming

to make or become slim dieting to slim down

noun

a nickname for a slim or lanky person

slim Related Forms
slimly adverb slim·ness noun
slim Synonyms

slim

modif.

slender, narrow, lank; see thin 2.

slim Usage Examples

Object

  • pill: Forget slimming pills, there is no quick fix remedy.
  • tablet: Adios slimming tablets are not suitable for children under the age of 16.
  • diet: The next most important thing is to eat a healthy balance of foods and stop any strict slimming diet you may be on.
  • patch: To Health Monthly sells the highest quality Trim 247 slimming patches online at competitive prices.
  • club: Going to my first slimming club was a first step.
  • aid: For effective and safe slimming aids and slimming pills contact us or order from our website.

Modifies a noun

  • pickings: The future looks like slim coal pickings again for the pit village bright sparks.
  • volume: These two slim volumes reclaim the radicalism of both writers.
  • waist: He came up beside her and placed an arm about her slim waist.
  • groove: Make a long step right to gain a slim groove in the arete.
  • chance: There's a slim chance of a gig in London at the end of May... .
  • chassis: The slim chassis and small power supply contributes to the small overall low weight of only 1.7kg.

Modifying Another Word

  • pretty: And they're right in many ways, the scope of pop music has always been pretty slim.

Followed by an intransitive particle

  • down: The table below gives an indication of whether your waist could do with some slimming down.

Followed by a transitive particle

  • down: I will also slim down the site to focus more on the Bible aspect.

Used with adjective complement

  • stay: The ' Ray ' star revealed that daily love making is the best way to stay slim.
  • sponsor: Why not, for example, join our sponsored slim?
  • seem: On top of this, the rewards seem very slim.
  • appear: Twelve points adrift of a play-off place in the Nationwide League first division, their hopes of promotion appear slim at best.
  • look: Clothes with vertical stripes make you look slimmer too.

Browse dictionary entries near slim

  1. slily
  2. Sligo
  3. slightly
  4. slighting
  5. slight negligence
  6. slight care
  7. slight
  8. sliding scale
  9. sliding
  10. slider
  1. slime
  2. slimeball
  3. slimsy
  4. slimy
  5. sling
  6. slinger
  7. slinger ring
  8. slingshot
  9. slink
  10. slinky