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to slim down
01
to lose weight
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Separable
Particle
down
Base verb
slim
Present tense
slim down
3rd person singular
slims down
Present participle
slimming down
Past simple
slimmed down
Past participle
slimmed down
Examples
She has been working hard to slim down before her sister's wedding.
02
to reduce the size, scale, or complexity of something, often with the aim of increasing efficiency, simplicity, or effectiveness
Examples
To improve efficiency, the manager suggested they slim the project down by eliminating unnecessary steps.
