slim

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slim

She chose a slim book from the library shelf.

Definition

  1. Adjective:

    • Slender, thin: Having a small, graceful, and attractively thin build or shape.
    • Small, slight: Of a small amount, quantity, or likelihood; not substantial or strong.

  2. Verb:

    • To lose weight: To make oneself thinner, especially by dieting and exercise.
Examples of Usage

  • Adjective:

    • She has a very slim figure. (Describing a slender build.)
    • There is only a slim chance of rain today. (Describing a small possibility.)
    • The company's profits were slim this quarter. (Describing a small amount.)

  • Verb:

    • He is trying to slim down before his wedding. (Describing the action of losing weight.)
    • She slimmed from 80kg to 65kg in six months. (Describing a past action of weight loss.)
Advanced Usage
  • "Slim down" (phrasal verb): To reduce one's weight or to make something smaller or more efficient.
    • The company needs to slim down its operations to save money.
  • "Slim pickings" (idiomatic phrase): A very small or poor selection of things to choose from.
    • By the time we arrived at the sale, there were only slim pickings left.
Variants and Related Words
  • Slimly (adverb): In a slender or thin manner.
    • The tower rose slimly into the sky.
  • Slimness (noun): The quality or state of being slim.
    • Her slimness was the result of a healthy lifestyle.
  • Slimming (adjective, noun): Designed to make a person seem or become thinner (adj.); the process of losing weight (n.).
    • She bought a slimming dress. (Adjective)
    • Exercise and diet are part of her slimming program. (Noun)
Synonyms
  • Adjective (for slender): Slender, thin, lean, svelte, willowy.
  • Adjective (for small): Meager, slight, scant, modest, negligible.
  • Verb: Reduce, lose weight, trim down, get thinner.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Slim down: To become thinner or to reduce the size of something.
    • He decided to slim down and get fit.
    • The government plans to slim down the public sector.
Related Idioms
  • A slim chance: A very small or unlikely possibility.
    • There's a slim chance we'll get tickets, but we can try.
  • Slim volume: A thin or small book.
    • She published a slim volume of poetry.
slim

She chose a slim book from the library shelf.

Adjective
  1. small in quantity
    • slender wages
    • a slim chance of winning
    • a small surplus
  2. being of delicate or slender build
    • she was slender as a willow shoot is slender- Frank Norris
    • a slim girl with straight blonde hair
    • watched her slight figure cross the street
Verb
  1. take off weight

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