āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
slim down
/slËÉĒm dËaĘn/
to slim down
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
As part of his health journey, he decided to slowly slim down over the course of several months.
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āĻāĻļ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸āĻžāĻŦā§, āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¸ āĻ§āĻ°ā§ āĻ§ā§āĻ°ā§ āĻ§ā§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
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āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨, āĻ¸āĻ°āĻ˛ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to reduce the size, scale, or complexity of something, often with the aim of increasing efficiency, simplicity, or effectiveness
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Facing weight restrictions, the airline decided to slim down its in-flight magazine to reduce fuel consumption.
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