slim
slim / slim/ • adj. (slim·mer, slim·mest) 1. (of a person or their build) gracefully thin; slenderly built (used approvingly): her slim figure the girls were tall and slim. ∎ (of a thing) small in width and typically long and narrow in shape: a slim gold band encircled her wrist. ∎ (of a garment) cut on slender lines; designed to make the wearer appear slim: a pair of slim, immaculately cut slacks. ∎ (of a business or other organization) reduced to a smaller size in the hope that it will become more efficient.2. (of something abstract, esp. a chance or margin) very small: there was just a slim chance of success the evidence is slim.• v. (slimmed, slim·ming) [intr.] make oneself thinner by dieting and sometimes exercising: I need to slim down a bit| [as n.] (slimming) an aid to slimming. ∎ [tr.] make (a person or a bodily part) thinner in such a way: how can I slim down my hips? ∎ [tr.] reduce (a business or other organization) to a smaller size in the hope of making it more efficient: restructuring and slimming down the organization.• n. (also slim disease) African term for AIDS.DERIVATIVES: slim·ly adv.slim·ness n.