slim down

See also: slimdown

English

Verb

slim down (third-person singular simple present slims down, present participle slimming down, simple past and past participle slimmed down)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To reduce weight; to make or become thinner.

Synonyms

• lose weight
• melt off
• reduce
• slenderize
• slim
• thin

Antonyms

• gain
• put on

Translations

transitive: to reduce one's weight; to become thinner

• Finnish: laihduttaa (fi), laihtua (fi)
• Ido: dineskar (io)
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• Portuguese: emagrecer (pt), secar (pt)