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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Examples of "slim" in Sentences

  • He was a gangling and slim boy.
  • It is the best slimming tablet on the market.
  • Nixie are slim and comely and lightly scaled.
  • He is slim and wiry, with a narrow but deep chest.
  • The worst part of this is that the article is so slim.
  • He is the father of the famous businessman Carlos Slim.
  • The build is slim and wiry, with a narrow but deep chest.
  • He is depicted as young, slim, and virtually imperturbable.
  • The character's significance to the plot of the story is slim.
  • I am not saying that you should not be interested in slim people.
  • The chances of getting a reservation on the day of are slim to none.
  • It was already taking a toll in Africa, where it was called slim disease.
  • At Lane Bryant, narrow-cut "skinny jeans" sell well, but are called "slim."
  • Barrak Obama has two changes to win in 2012 Slim and None and slim is voting Republican.
  • Aged 14, he decided he preferred the English word "slim" to being called "spaghetti" or other French insults.
  • He got himself the proper clothing and his first racing bike—a Mercier—which he described as a slim, elegant road bike, and jumped into his first triathlon with no previous experience or specific training.
  • They said it would be possible to write what one called a 'slim' contract of 6-8 pages that laid out essential provisions: due process, some say in hiring, a role in evaluation, a role in developing curricula and assessments, and other professional issues.
  • Let the infighting begin. anytimecowboy: This is amazing, the GOP has no front runner for jamerican negril 1 minute ago (10:32 AM) i can't wait until the televised teaKKKlan "debates" when they tear int0 0ne an0ther! jamerican_negril: i can't wait until the televised teaKKKlan "debates" when they Petey131 8 minutes ago (10:25 AM) The word "slim" is no where to be found in this t00l... akrazyrunner 12 minutes ago (10:21 AM) You mean the Governor elected with less than 50% of the vote in an off year election with an "Independe ­nt" spoiler in the race in somehow unpopular?

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