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thin

Definition

  • verb: to make (something or someone) thin or thinner or to become thin or thinner
  • verb: to make thin or 'thinner'
  • adjective: having a small distance between the top and bottom or front and back surfaces
  • adjective: having little extent from one surface to its opposite
  • usually + 'down'
  • synonyms: rare, slim, slender

Examples

  • He plans to 'thin' (out) the young carrots in the garden. [=to remove some of them so that there is more room between the remaining carrots]

  • His hair is a little 'thin' on top. = He's a little 'thin' on top. [=he does not have a lot of hair on the top of his head]

  • The bank's decision to raise rates could be 'the thin end of the wedge'. [=many other banks may also decide to raise rates]

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Nobody move. Tell me that's not what I think it is. Muscovite. Muscovite. What's muscovite? - Muscovite is a thin type of rock formation. - How thin? Well, so thin that the slightest change in weight and pressure... ...can cause it to shatter. And we're standing on a lot of it. (..)
    2008 Journey to the Center of the Earth