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Meaning of slim

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

slim

Pronunciation:/slɪm/

noun

Definitions

  1. A type of cigarette substantially longer and thinner than normal cigarettes.

    Example: I only smoke slims.

  2. A potato farl.

  3. AIDS, or the chronic wasting associated with its later stages.

  4. Cocaine.

verb

Definitions

  1. To lose weight in order to achieve slimness.

  2. To make slimmer; to reduce in size.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Slender, thin.

  2. (of something abstract like a chance or margin) Very small, tiny.

    Example: I'm afraid your chances are quite slim.

  3. (rural) Bad, of questionable quality; not strongly built, flimsy.

    Example: A slimly-shod lad;

  4. Sly, crafty.