skinny up

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skinny up (third-person singular simple present skinnies up, present participle skinnying up, simple past and past participle skinnied up)

  1. (informal, transitive, intransitive) To become or make (something) skinny.
    He's been skinnying up this year.
    We should skinny up the parking spaces to make room for more.
  2. (informal, transitive) To make (something) skimpy or restricted.
    The insurance company is skinnying up the benefits.