slim down
— phrasal verb with slim /slɪm/ verb [I] (-mm-) UKDefinition
› to become thinner: He's really slimmed down over the last few months.Diets and dieting
(Definition of slim down from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- anorexia nervosa noun
- anorexic adjective
- anorexic noun
- comfort eating noun
- crash diet noun
- detox verb
- dietitian noun
- functional food noun
- intake noun (AMOUNT)
- low-calorie adjective
- malnutrition noun
- pescetarian noun
- regimen noun
- slim verb
- slimline adjective
- slimming adjective
- slimming noun
- starve verb
- sugar-free adjective
- well balanced adjective
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