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Definition thin in British 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 thin compact lessen reduce subside
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

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

Example

a man with grey thinning hair

Synonyms and related words
flow grey grow out
4

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

Synonyms and related words
atomise atomize bake
Definition thin in British English

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Words related to thin:

a thin time (phrase) have a thin skin (phrase) into thin air (phrase) into/out of thin air (phrase) on the etc side (phrase) on thin ice (phrase) thin air (phrase) paper-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)