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Thin

θɪn

Thin definitions
adjective
thinner thinnest thin
  1. with opposite surfaces or sides that are close or relatively close together

    "thin slices of bread"

    narrow fine pencil-thin threadlike attenuated wafer-thin paper-thin papery
    • (of a garment or other knitted or woven item) made of light material

      "his thin jacket"

    • (of a garment or fabric) having become less thick as a result of wear

      "our clothing was getting thin"

    • (of writing or printing) consisting of narrow lines

      "tall, thin lettering"

  2. having little, or too little, flesh or fat on the body

    "a thin, gawky adolescent"

  3. having few parts or members relative to the area covered or filled; sparse

    "a depressingly thin crowd"

    • (of the air or a substance in the air) not dense

      "the thin cold air of the mountains"

    • denoting a route on which the holds are small or scarce
  4. (of a liquid substance) not containing much solid; flowing freely

    "thin soup"

    watery watered down weak dilute diluted thinned down
  5. lacking substance or quality; weak or inadequate

    "the evidence is rather thin"

    • (of a sound) faint and high-pitched

      "a thin, reedy little voice"

    • (of a smile) weak and forced
adverb
thin
  1. with little thickness or depth

    "cut the ham as thin as possible"

verb
thins thinning thinned thin
  1. make or become less dense, crowded, or numerous

    "the remorseless fire of archers thinned their ranks"

    become less dense/numerous decrease diminish dwindle lessen become less in number prune cut back trim
    • remove some plants from (a row or area) to allow the others more room to grow

      "thin out the rows of peas"

    • make or become more watery in consistency

      "if the soup is too thick, add a little water to thin it down"

  2. make or become smaller in thickness

    "their effect in thinning the ozone layer is probably slowing the global warming trend"

  3. hit (a ball) above its centre