I. slim 1 S3 /slɪm/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative slimmer , superlative slimmest )
[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Dutch ; Origin: 'bad, of low quality' ]
1 . someone who is slim is attractively thin SYN slender :
a slim young woman
a slim waist
2 . very small in amount or number SYN slender :
There’s only a slim chance that anyone survived the crash.
The Republicans held a slim majority in the Senate.
3 . not wide or thick SYN thin :
a slim volume of poetry
II. slim 2 BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle slimmed , present participle slimming )
[intransitive] British English to make yourself thinner by eating less, taking a lot of exercise etc ⇨ diet
—slimmer noun [countable]
slim down phrasal verb
1 . to reduce the size or number of something, or to become reduced in size or number
slim something ↔ down
The company is trying to slim down its workforce.
slim down to
The Cabinet has been slimmed down to 16 members.
2 . to make your body thinner, or to become thinner, especially in order to be healthier or more attractive
slim something ↔ down
How can I slim down my hips?
slim down to
She slimmed down to a healthy 61 kilos.
—slimmed-down adjective