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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (1)

1. take off weight;
[syn: reduce, melt off, lose weight, slim, slenderize, thin, slim down]


ADJECTIVE (2)

1. being of delicate or slender build;
- Example: "she was slender as a willow shoot is slender"- Frank Norris
- Example: "a slim girl with straight blonde hair"
- Example: "watched her slight figure cross the street"
[syn: slender, slight, slim, svelte]

2. small in quantity;
- Example: "slender wages"
- Example: "a slim chance of winning"
- Example: "a small surplus"
[syn: slender, slim]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Slim \Slim\ (sl[i^]m), a. [Compar. Slimmer; superl. Slimmest.] [Formerly, bad, worthless, weak, slight, awry, fr. D. slim; akin to G. schlimm, MHG. slimp oblique, awry; of uncertain origin. The meaning of the English word seems to have been influenced by slender.] 1. Worthless; bad. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] [1913 Webster] 2. Weak; slight; unsubstantial; poor; as, a slim argument. "That was a slim excuse." --Barrow. [1913 Webster] 3. Of small diameter or thickness in proportion to the height or length; slender; as, a slim person; a slim tree. --Grose. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

slim adj 1: 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" [syn: slender, slight, slim, svelte] 2: small in quantity; "slender wages"; "a slim chance of winning"; "a small surplus" [syn: slender, slim] v 1: take off weight [syn: reduce, melt off, lose weight, slim, slenderize, thin, slim down] [ant: gain, put on]
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):

SLIM A VLSI language for translating DFA's into circuits. J.L. Hennessy, "SLIM: A Simulation and Implementation Language for VLSI Microcode", Lambda, Apr 1981, pp.20-28. [Jargon File]
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):

slim A small, derivative change (e.g. to code). (2003-05-13)
The Jargon File (version 4.4.7, 29 Dec 2003):

slim n. A small, derivative change (e.g., to code).