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English adjective: slim

1. slim being of delicate or slender build


SamplesShe was slender as a willow shoot is slender.
A slim girl with straight blonde hair.
Watched her slight figure cross the street.


Synonymsslender, slight, svelte


Similarlean, thin


Antonymsfat

2. slim small in quantity


SamplesSlender wages.
A slim chance of winning.
A small surplus.


Synonymsslender


Similarlittle, small


Antonymsbig, large


English verb: slim

1. slim (body) take off weight


Synonymslose weight, melt off, reduce, slenderize, slim down, thin


Pattern of useSomebody ----s


Broader (hypernym)change state, turn


Narrower (hyponym)sweat off


Antonymsgain, put on









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