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# slim

adjective (slim, slimmer, slimmest); verb (slim, slims, slimmed, slimming — UK; slim down)

«slim» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Thin in an attractive or healthy way: a slim girl, a slim phone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slim/#m1)
2. Small in amount; not likely: a slim chance, a slim lead. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slim/#m2)
3. (verb, UK) To try to lose weight by eating less. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slim/#m3)
4. (verb) Slim down: to make smaller or reduce: "The school slimmed down the timetable." [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slim/#m4)

### In the lessons

In descriptions "slim" is a kind word for thin (kinder than "skinny"). In sports and news "a slim chance" or "a slim lead" means only a little: a team winning by one goal has a slim lead. Health lessons teach that bodies come in all shapes and that being healthy matters more than being slim. Phrases: slim chance, slim chances, slim down, slim volume (a thin book).

### Examples

- The new tablet is very slim. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slim/#x1)
- There is only a slim chance of snow tomorrow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slim/#x2)
- Our team had a slim lead of one point. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slim/#x3)
- My aunt is tall and slim. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slim/#x4)
- The company slimmed down to save money. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slim/#x5)
- He read a slim book of poems. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slim/#x6)
- Is there a slim hope they will find the lost cat? Yes, a slim one. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slim/#x7)
- It was a lady, tall and slim, and glittering. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slim/#x8)

### Note

Forms: slim, slimmer, slimmest; verb: slimmed, slimming (double m). Slim is polite; skinny can sound rude. Trap: "slim chance" and "fat chance" both mean almost no chance! In maths stories, "a slim majority" means only a few more votes than the others.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «slim» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slim/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«slim» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/slim.html) on Mova free.