slim

adjective (slimmer, slimmest)

• 1(of a person or their build) gracefully thin; slenderly built (used approvingly):her slim figure the girls were tall and slim
• (of a thing) small in width and typically long and narrow in shape:a slim gold band encircled her wrist
• (of a garment) cut on slender lines; designed to make the wearer appear slim:a pair of slim, immaculately cut slacks
• (of a business or other organization) reduced to a smaller size in the hope that it will become more efficient.

• 2(of something abstract, especially a chance or margin) very small:there was just a slim chance of success the evidence is slim

verb (slims, slimming, slimmed)

• make oneself thinner by dieting and sometimes exercising:I need to slim down a bit (as noun slimming)an aid to slimming
• [with object] make (a person or a bodily part) thinner:how can I slim down my hips?
• [with object] reduce (a business or other organization) to a smaller size in the hope of making it more efficient:restructuring and slimming down the organization

noun

• African term for AIDS.