slim
IPA: sɫˈɪm
noun
- A type of cigarette substantially longer and thinner than normal cigarettes.
- (Ireland, regional) A potato farl.
- (East Africa, uncountable) AIDS, or the chronic wasting associated with its later stages.
- (slang, uncountable) Cocaine.
- A surname.
- A male given name.
- (biochemistry) Acronym of short linear motif.
verb
- (intransitive) To lose weight in order to achieve slimness.
- (transitive) To make slimmer; to reduce in size.
adjective
- Slender, thin.
- (of a person or a person's build) Slender in an attractive way.
- (by extension, of clothing) Designed to make the wearer appear slim.
- (of an object) Long and narrow.
- (of a workforce) Of a reduced size, with the intent of being more efficient.
- (of something abstract like a chance or margin) Very small, tiny.
- (rustic, Northern England, Scotland) Bad, of questionable quality; not strongly built, flimsy.
- (South Africa, obsolete in UK) Sly, crafty.
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