SLIM


Meaning of SLIM in English

I. adjective

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES

a slim/narrow majority (= a very small majority )

The proposal was passed by a slim majority.

a small/slight/slim chance

He only has a very small chance of being elected.

There’s a slight chance of some sunshine in the west.

narrow/slim

Her dark hair spilled over her narrow shoulders.

slim/lean/meagre pickings

Companies are put off investing in poor areas because of the meagre pickings to be had.

slim/slender build

She was very strong despite her slender build.

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ ADVERB

as

Overweight individuals tend not to be so relaxed about fluctuations in body size as slim people.

Unlike Gaunt, he knew his chances were as slim as a dipstick.

so

Q How do you manage to stay so slim ?

The D-777 is so slim , says Sony, that a digital readout could not be built in as on other portables.

Jim-who by this time was not quite so slim - was fined £415 and banned for six months.

The audio is livelier than the hard-copy edition, which is so slim that little was excised for the audio presentation.

She was so slim that she seemed to have no breadth whatever.

very

One was very slim and ladylike, written in 1947 and entitled White Linen after one of Christabel's lyrics.

But through it all, the majestic wolf has maintained its grip on existence, albeit by some very slim margins.

But swimsuits are the attire of the brave and very slim .

The book is very pretty and very slim .

But very slim and of average height.

She was about twenty-seven, tall and very slim .

These are very slim and will make you feel more comfortable.

■ NOUN

body

In her bedroom she buried her face in the pillow while numerous sobs escaped her, shaking her slim body uncontrollably.

She dried herself, wrapped the soft, fragrant robe around her slim body and cautiously descended the staircase.

Her slim body shakes with electric shocks as paramedics try to restart her heart.

It was followed by a slim body and long legs, clad in light blue denim with scuffs, tears and patches.

Robyn shivered and wrapped her arms ineffectually around her slim body .

Hated that slim body with its perfect skin which always nestled into Jacob's embrace.

build

She's described as five foot three, with blonde permed hair, slim build and green eyes.

She had specified fair hair, slim build , regular features, smooth skin.

You have such a lovely slim build .

chance

Despite the firm's dire financial health, they have a slim chance of pulling this off.

There was now only a slim chance of escape.

Poulsen later lost in the semifinals, ending Poe's slim chances of being able to fight for even a bronze medal.

There is a slim chance that you will have to make up the shortfall.

I've got a slim chance to do something.

figure

Surviving daguerreotype self-portraits reveal a slim figure with strongly chiselled features.

At that moment a slim figure flung itself out of the shadows to tumble Lefevre's giant adversary from his feet.

Although ever watchful of her enviously slim figure she was not obsessive, and loved to dine out.

You will like your new image and that will be the best insurance policy you have for maintaining your new slim figure .

majority

Clearly the case was not a straight forward one; the judgement had a slim majority of five votes to four.

In the end, a slim majority of voters decided they wanted Brown and change, instead of Owens.

A slim majority of 52 percent said martial law harmed the country, while 43 percent said dictatorship brought benefits.

But a slim majority think the commission should act first to prevent testing companies from developing the standards.

margin

Even so Adenauer was only elected Chancellor by a slim margin - 202 votes out of 404.

But through it all, the majestic wolf has maintained its grip on existence, albeit by some very slim margins .

The result is a slim margin of profit.

That will mean much slimmer margins .

people

The overweight people would eat more rapidly than the slim people.

This has been shown in several scientific experiments which invariably indicate that overweight people eat more quickly than slim people.

Most slim people do not behave this way.

Most people , even slim people, over-indulge from time to time.

Overweight individuals tend not to be so relaxed about fluctuations in body size as slim people .

Therefore let us consider next not the myth, but the reality of the eating habits of slim people .

What slim people are actually like in terms of food intake Food preferences are obviously a very individual matter.

person

The average over-weight person tends to imagine the slim person's day to go something like this.

The slim person will have a couple of chocolates in the day, then stop.

The slim person , if busy, might delay or even miss a meal.

However, recent research indicates that the slim person is not necessarily eating in a way to promote maximum health.

shoulder

He followed her and cupped her slim shoulders in his big, comforting hands.

It wells up her perfectly tanned throat and finally she starts to shake, honey blonde hair cascading over slim shoulders .

Yes, the fine curve, the slim shoulders , all the model-speak.

volume

I made a careful note of this exchange in the slim volume in which I stashed anything that sounded like wisdom.

Each is a slim volume but so packed with useful information and recipes that the price of £4.99 seems modest.

This slim volume is essential reading for all involved with Letters of Credit.

This is a suitably slimmer volume on one of his wives, Rita Hayworth.

PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

long-fingered/slim-fingered etc

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

a slim crescent moon

a slim margin of profit

a slim volume of poetry

Claude gave me a slim gold box for holding my business cards.

Mrs Ester was in her late thirties, about average height, with a slim figure.

Rob took a slim volume from the shelf.

She looks great -- how does she stay so slim ?

She was tall, slim , blond, and really good-looking.

You're looking slimmer - have you lost weight?

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

A slim , energetic woman, Kim moved to the United States as a teenager.

He led the way, his slim hips in the tight fitting pants snaking gracefully between the tables.

In such situations, hopes for a less active, more cautious and realistic, less expansive foreign policy were slim .

The D-777 is so slim , says Sony, that a digital readout could not be built in as on other portables.

The suits are slim and elegant without being flashy or unsettling.

They were slim , pale and elegant, and she wore colourless or pearl nail varnish.

This creature, shaped like a slim leaf about 6 centimetres long, lives half-buried in the sand of the sea floor.

You are slim , and rather beautiful.

II. verb

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ ADVERB

down

It was Lubbock's scheme, slimmed down and minus compulsion.

Normal mice, too, slimmed down to utter sleekness when they had a little leptin.

Now he's slimmed down and laid back.

Immigrants who made money often tried to slim down to appear to be longtime members of the aristocracy.

Just after Christmas we decided to get married, so I had until June to slim down .

Exercise is a much better stress reliever. Slim down your serving size.

Many companies have considerably slimmed down and changed their corporate structures.

In that report we have proposed a Council slimmed down in terms both of numbers and committees.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

Changing market conditions will have slimmed that list, but the gallery can count upon an enthusiastic response from its collectors.

In that report we have proposed a Council slimmed down in terms both of numbers and committees.

Many are reacting by slimming their presence at shows drastically and pulling out of some altogether.

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