thin
thin
θÉĒn
thin
/θÉĒn/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "thin"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

01

āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞāĻž, āϚāĻŋāĻ•āύ

having opposite sides or surfaces that are close together
thin definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The ice on the pond was thin, making it dangerous to walk on.
āĻĒ⧁āϕ⧁āϰ⧇āϰ āĻŦāϰāĻĢ āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞāĻž āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āϝāĻžāϰ āωāĻĒāϰ āĻšāĻžāρāϟāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻœā§āϜāύāĻ• āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
1.1

āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞāĻž, āϏ⧂āĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āĻŽ

having a small width
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
We followed the thin trail through the forest, careful not to stray off the narrow path.
āφāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻŦāύ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋā§Ÿā§‡ āϚāĻŋāĻ•āύ āĻĒāĻĨ āĻ…āύ⧁āϏāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋ, āϏāĻ‚āϕ⧀āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻĒāĻĨ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻšā§āϝ⧁āϤ āύāĻž āĻšāĻ“ā§ŸāĻžāϰ āϏāϤāĻ°ā§āĻ•āϤāĻž āύāĻŋā§Ÿā§‡āĨ¤
1.2

āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞāĻž, āϏāϰ⧁

characterized by a narrow diameter
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The thin wire was used to create intricate designs in the jewelry.
āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞāĻž āϤāĻžāϰāϟāĻŋ āĻ—āϝāĻŧāύāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϜāϟāĻŋāϞ āύāĻ•āĻļāĻž āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§ƒāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
02

āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞāĻž, āĻ…āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āϘāύ

(of hair) lacking thickness or volume
thin definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
After the treatment, he noticed that his once thick curls had become noticeably thin.
āϚāĻŋāĻ•āĻŋā§ŽāϏāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇, āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϞāĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāϞ⧇āύ āϝ⧇ āϤāĻžāρāϰ āĻāĻ•āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āϘāύ āϕ⧁āρāϚāĻ•āĻžāύ⧋ āϚ⧁āϞ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āϟāϤāχ āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϗ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
2.1

āϤāϰāϞ, āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ

(of liquids or other similar substances) flowing freely due to not containing a lot of solid material
thin definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Her pancake batter was too thin, resulting in crepes instead of fluffy pancakes.
āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϝāĻžāύāϕ⧇āϕ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻŖ āϖ⧁āĻŦ āϤāϰāϞ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āϝāĻžāϰ āĻĢāϞ⧇ āĻĢā§āϞāĻžāĻĢāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϝāĻžāύāϕ⧇āϕ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤ⧇ āĻ•ā§āϰ⧇āĻĒāϏ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
2.2

āĻĻ⧁āĻ°ā§āĻŦāϞ, āĻ…āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰ⧋āĻ§ā§āϝ

(of an idea, argument, quality, etc.) weak or not convincing
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His excuses for being late were thin and failed to persuade his boss.
āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĻ⧇āϰāĻŋāϤ⧇ āφāϏāĻžāϰ āĻ…āϜ⧁āĻšāĻžāϤāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻĻ⧁āĻ°ā§āĻŦāϞ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāϏāϕ⧇ āϰāĻžāϜāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
03

āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞāĻž,āĻ•ā§āώ⧀āĻŖ, having little body weight

(of people or animals) weighing less than what is thought to be healthy for their body
thin definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He was thin as a child but has since grown into a healthier weight.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻļāĻŋāĻļ⧁ āĻšāĻŋāϏāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞāĻž āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧁ āϤāĻžāϰāĻĒāϰ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĨā§āϝāĻ•āϰ āĻ“āϜāύ⧇ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŖāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
04

āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞāĻž, āϤ⧀āĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āĻŖ

(of sound or voice) high-pitched and lacking depth and richness
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Her voice was thin and shaky as she nervously addressed the large audience.
āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻŖā§āĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāϰ āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ•āĻžāρāĻĒāĻ›āĻŋāϞ āϝāĻ–āύ āϏ⧇ āύāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ­āĻžāϏāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻļā§āϰ⧋āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āωāĻĻā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļā§āϝ⧇ āĻŦāϞāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
05

āĻĻ⧁āĻ°ā§āĻŦāϞ, āĻ•ā§ƒāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŋāĻŽ

(of a smile) barely noticeable and lacking genuine warmth and enthusiasm
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His thin smile suggested he was n't entirely pleased with the outcome of the meeting.
āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞāĻž āĻšāĻžāϏāĻŋ āχāĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻŋāϤ āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧ āϝ⧇ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϏāĻ­āĻžāϰ āĻĢāϞāĻžāĻĢāϞ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒ⧁āϰ⧋āĻĒ⧁āϰāĻŋ āϏāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧁āĻˇā§āϟ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ āύāĻžāĨ¤
06

āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞāĻž, āĻŦāĻŋāϰāϞ

(of the air) having a low density, making it harder to breathe
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The astronaut trained in a chamber with thin air to simulate conditions on Mars.
āĻŽāĻ™ā§āĻ—āϞ āĻ—ā§āϰāĻšā§‡āϰ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ•āϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻŽāĻšāĻžāĻ•āĻžāĻļāϚāĻžāϰ⧀ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞāĻž āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏ āϏāĻš āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ•āĻ•ā§āώ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
07

āĻšāĻžāϞāĻ•āĻž, āĻ•āĻŽ āϘāύ

(of fog, mist, smoke, etc.) light and not dense, making it easier to see through
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
A thin wisp of smoke rose from the extinguished candle, quickly disappearing into the air.
āύāĻŋāϭ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻŽā§‹āĻŽāĻŦāĻžāϤāĻŋ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞāĻž āϧ⧋āρāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϰ⧇āĻ–āĻž āωāĻ āϞ, āϝāĻž āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏ⧇ āĻŽāĻŋāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϗ⧇āϞāĨ¤
08

āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞāĻž, āĻšāĻžāϞāĻ•āĻž

(of a piece of clothing, curtain, etc.) lightweight, delicate, or not densely woven
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The thin fabric of his shirt made it perfect for the hot summer day.
āϤāĻžāϰ āĻļāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŸā§‡āϰ āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞāĻž āĻ•āĻžāĻĒāĻĄāĻŧ āĻ—āϰāĻŽ āĻ—ā§āϰ⧀āĻˇā§āĻŽā§‡āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāύ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āύāĻŋāϖ⧁āρāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϤ⧁āϞ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
09

āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞāĻž, āϘāώāĻž

(of a piece of clothing, fabric, etc.) worn down and less dense due to wear and tear
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The once luxurious blanket felt thin and worn, losing much of its original warmth.
āĻāĻ•āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻŋāϞāĻžāϏāĻŦāĻšā§āϞ āĻ•āĻŽā§āĻŦāϞāϟāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻœā§€āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­ā§‚āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŽā§‚āϞ āϤāĻžāĻĒ⧇āϰ āĻ…āύ⧇āĻ•āϟāĻž āĻšāĻžāϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĢ⧇āϞ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
10

āĻĢā§āϝāĻžāĻ•āĻžāĻļ⧇, āĻšāĻžāϞāĻ•āĻž

(of writing, etc.) faint, lightly inked, and lacking in boldness and clarity
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His thin handwriting required extra concentration to decipher the faint letters.
āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞāĻž āĻšāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžāĻ•ā§āώāϰāϟāĻŋ āĻ…āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āϟ āĻ…āĻ•ā§āώāϰāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻ ā§‹āĻĻā§āϧāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻ…āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻŽāύ⧋āϝ⧋āϗ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
11

āĻĻ⧁āĻ°ā§āĻŦāϞ, āĻŽā§āϞāĻžāύ

(of light) weak, faint, and lacking intensity
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The moon cast a thin light over the landscape, creating a ghostly ambiance.
āϚāĻžāρāĻĻāϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻŋāĻ• āĻĻ⧃āĻļā§āϝ⧇āϰ āωāĻĒāϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞāĻž āφāϞ⧋ āĻĢ⧇āϞ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϭ⧌āϤ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āĻļ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
12

āĻŦāĻŋāϰāϞ, āĻ…āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻĒā§āϰāϚ⧁āϰ

present in small quantities and not abundant
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
During the drought, water supplies became thin, leading to strict conservation measures.
āĻ–āϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ, āϜāϞ āϏāϰāĻŦāϰāĻžāĻš āĻ…āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ—āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āϝāĻžāϰ āĻĢāϞ⧇ āĻ•āĻ ā§‹āϰ āϏāĻ‚āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
13

āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞāĻž, āϏāĻ‚āϕ⧀āĻ°ā§āĻŖ

(of a market or trading environment) having few bids or offerings, resulting in infrequent transactions
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Due to the thin trading activity, it was challenging to buy or sell shares without impacting the price.
āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞāĻž āĻŸā§āϰ⧇āĻĄāĻŋāĻ‚ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ•āϞāĻžāĻĒ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāϰāϪ⧇, āĻŽā§‚āĻ˛ā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦāĻŋāϤ āύāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻļ⧇āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϕ⧇āύāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšā§āϝāĻžāϞ⧇āĻžā§āϜāĻŋāĻ‚ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
14

āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞāĻž, āϏāĻ‚āϕ⧀āĻ°ā§āĻŖ

referring to a climbing route where the holds are small, few, or far apart, making it challenging to ascend
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Thin climbs require a great deal of finger strength and precise footwork.
āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞāĻž āφāϰ⧋āĻšāϪ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āφāϙ⧁āϞ⧇āϰ āĻ…āύ⧇āĻ• āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ• āĻĒāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύāĨ¤
01

āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϘāύāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻ•āĻŽāĻžāύ⧋

to reduce the density of something
Transitive: to thin sth
to thin definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The farmer thinned the fruit trees to ensure healthier growth and better fruit production.
āĻ•ā§ƒāώāĻ• āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĨā§āϝāĻ•āϰ āĻŦ⧃āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ­āĻžāϞ āĻĢāϞ āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāύ āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĢāϞ āĻ—āĻžāĻ› āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
1.1

āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞāĻž āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āϘāύāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻšā§āϰāĻžāϏ āĻĒāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to decrease in density
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His hair started to thin as he aged, making his scalp more visible.
āĻŦāϝāĻŧāϏ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āϚ⧁āϞ āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞāĻž āĻšāϤ⧇ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āϝāĻžāϰ āĻĢāϞ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻžāϰ āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻ• āĻŦ⧇āĻļāĻŋ āĻĻ⧃āĻļā§āϝāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
02

āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϚāĻŋāĻ•āύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to reduce the thickness of something and make it slimmer
Transitive: to thin sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The carpenter thinned the wood panel by sanding it down to achieve a smoother finish.
āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĒ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϟāĻžāϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŽāϏ⧃āĻŖ āĻĢāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻļ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āϜāύ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ•āĻžāϠ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϝāĻžāύ⧇āϞāϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻ¸ā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
2.1

āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞāĻž āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻ•āĻŽāĻž

to decrease in thickness
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The once-thick layer of snow began to thin as the temperatures rose.
āĻāĻ•āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻĒ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻŦāϰāĻĢ⧇āϰ āĻ¸ā§āϤāϰ āϤāĻžāĻĒāĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞāĻž āĻšāϤ⧇ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
03

āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ“āϜāύ āĻ•āĻŽāĻžāύ

to cause an individual or entity to lose weight entirely or in a specific part of their body

trim

Transitive: to thin one's body
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She thinned her pet cat by regulating its diet and increasing its exercise regimen to prevent obesity.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨā§‚āϞāϤāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰ⧋āϧ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§‹āώāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞāϟāĻŋāϰ āĻ–āĻžāĻĻā§āϝ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽā§‡āϰ āϰ⧁āϟāĻŋāύ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
3.1

āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞāĻž āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻ“āϜāύ āĻ•āĻŽāĻžāύ

to become slimmer
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He noticed his face beginning to thin after months of regular workouts.
āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāϤ āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ•āφāωāĻŸā§‡āϰ āĻ•āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ• āĻŽāĻžāϏ āĻĒāϰ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϞāĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāϞ⧇āύ āϝ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŽā§āĻ– āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞāĻž āĻšāϤ⧇ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
04

āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ•āĻŽāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to reduce the concentration, strength, or flavor of a solution or mixture
Transitive: to thin a solution or mix
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She thinned the soup by adding more broth to achieve the desired consistency.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāĻ™ā§āĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāϤ āϘāύāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āϜāύ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āφāϰāĻ“ āĻā§‹āϞ āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻ¸ā§āϝ⧁āĻĒāϟāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
05

āĻ•ā§āϞāĻžāĻŦ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻŽāύ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻĻāĻŋā§Ÿā§‡ āĻŦāϞ āφāϘāĻžāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āωāĻĒāϰ⧇ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āφāϘāĻžāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to strike a golf ball with the leading edge of the club, resulting in a low, fast shot with insufficient lift
Transitive: to thin a golf ball or shot
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I accidentally thinned my drive, and it rolled much farther than expected.
āφāĻŽāĻŋ āϭ⧁āϞāĻŦāĻļāϤ āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻĄā§āϰāĻžāχāĻ­āϕ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞāĻž āĻŽāĻžāϰāϞāĻžāĻŽ, āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻāϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻžāϰ āĻšā§‡āϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ…āύ⧇āĻ• āĻĻā§‚āϰ⧇ āĻ—āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϗ⧇āϞāĨ¤
06

āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ•āĻŽāĻžāύ⧋

to remove some individuals or items from a group to reduce the overall number, often to improve conditions or manage resources better
Transitive: to thin a set or group
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The librarian decided to thin the collection of outdated books to make room for new arrivals.
āϞāĻžāχāĻŦā§āϰ⧇āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāύ āύāϤ⧁āύ āφāĻ—āĻŽāύāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀āĻĻ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϜāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ—āĻž āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒ⧁āϰāĻžāύ⧋ āĻŦāχāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻ—ā§āϰāĻš āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
6.1

āĻ•āĻŽāĻž, āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞāĻž āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to decrease in quantity, especially when there was previously a larger number
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The herd thinned as the animals migrated to different grazing areas.
āĻĒāĻļ⧁āϰāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āύ āϚāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻ­ā§‚āĻŽāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĒāĻžāϞ āĻšāĻžāϞāĻ•āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϗ⧇āϞāĨ¤
01

āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞāĻž, āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞāĻž āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇

used to indicate that something is being applied or made in a manner that is not thick or wide
thin definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The pancakes were cooked thin, creating a light and airy texture.
āĻĒā§āϝāĻžāύāϕ⧇āĻ•āϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻšāĻžāϞāĻ•āĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŦā§€āϝāĻŧ āĻŸā§‡āĻ•ā§āϏāϚāĻžāϰ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
01

āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞāĻž-, āϚāĻŋāĻ•āύ-

used to indicate that something is being done or made in a thin manner
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The artist applied the paint thin-layered to create a translucent effect.
āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§€ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻšā§āĻ› āĻĒā§āϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒ⧇āχāĻ¨ā§āϟāϟāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞāĻž āĻ¸ā§āϤāϰ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āĻ— āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

thinly
thinness
thin
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