slim down

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Definitions of slim down words

adjective slim down slender, as in girth or form; slight in build or structure. 1
adjective slim down poor or inferior: a slim chance; a slim excuse. 1
adjective slim down small or inconsiderable; meager; scanty: a slim income. 1
adjective slim down sized for the thinner than average person. 1
verb with object slim down to make slim. 1
verb without object slim down to become slim. 1

before 1650

One of the 45% oldest English words

1650-60; < Dutch slim sly, (earlier) crooked (cognate with German schlimm bad, (earlier) crooked)

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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downsize — company: make redundancies