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Definition of 'slim'English
Adjective
( slimmer)
Slender, thin.
# (of a person or a person's build) Slender in an attractive way.
- Movie stars are usually slim , attractive, and young.
# (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.
- I'm afraid your chances are quite slim .
* {{quote-news
|year=2011
|date=January 15
|author=Saj Chowdhury
|title=Man City 4 - 3 Wolves
|work=BBC
citation
|page=
|passage=Wolves' debatable third in the last 10 minutes, with the ball only crossing the line by the slimmest of margins if at all, ensured a cracking finale, although City would have been left aggrieved had they let the win slip. }}
(South Africa) Sly, crafty.
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Noun
( en-noun)
A type of cigarette substantially longer and thinner than normal cigarettes.
- I only smoke slims .
(East Africa) AIDS, or the chronic wasting associated with its later stages.
* {{quote-book|2003|Charled F. Gilks|editors=David A. Warrell et al.|chapter=HIV in the Developing World|Oxford Textbook of Medicine|edition=4th ed.|volume=Volume 1 citation
|passage=As in the West, only about 50 per cent of patients with slim fully investigated will have a putative pathogen identified.}}
(slang|uncountable) Cocaine.
Alternative forms
* (AIDS) Slim
Verb
To lose weight in order to achieve slimness
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