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Definition thin in American English

thin verb

verb
/θɪn/
1

to make something smaller in number, amount, or size

Example

Sales have decreased and we've decided to thin our workforce.

Example

Police thinned down the crowd.

Synonyms and related words
reduce shrink condense weaken lessen reduce
1.1

to become smaller in number, amount, or size

Synonyms and related words
shrink contract compact
2

to remove plants, leaves, trees, etc. so that they do not fill an area or space completely

Synonyms and related words
aerate bed out bonsai
3

to make a thick liquid become less thick by adding water or another liquid to it

Synonyms and related words
atomize bake boil
4

if someone's hair thins, they gradually lose the hair from their head

Example

a man with gray thinning hair

Synonyms and related words
flow gray grow out
Definition thin in American English

Related Words

Words related to thin:

have a thin skin (phrase) into thin air (phrase) thin air (phrase) on the etc. side (phrase) on thin ice (phrase) thin air (phrase) paper-thin (adjective) razor-thin (adjective) (skating) on thin ice (phrase) the thin end of the wedge (phrase) thin (adjective) thin (verb) thin (adverb) thin on the ground (phrase) thin on top (phrase) thin-skinned (adjective) wafer-thin (adjective) wear thin (phrase)