1(of a person or their build) gracefully thin; slender:her slim figurethe 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 trousers
(of a business or other organization) reduced to a smaller size in the hope that it will become more efficient:companies will extract all possible productivity gains from their slimmer workforces before adding people
2(of something abstract, especially a chance or margin) very small:there was just a slim chance of successa slim majority of sixteen
3South African crafty, sly, or unscrupulous.
[Dutch]
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Universal
1 [in singular] a course or period of slimming:a sponsored slim
make oneself thinner by dieting and sometimes exercising:if he’s overweight, he should slim (as noun slimming)an aid to slimming
[with object] make (a person or part of the body) thinner by dieting or exercising: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