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Definition: Meaning of, thin in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / θɪn /

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thin thinner thinnest
  1. not thick if something is thin, there is only a small distance between its two opposite sides or surfaces
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  2. not fat having little fat on your body
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  3. hair if someone has thin hair, they do not have a lot of hair
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  4. liquid a liquid that is thin flows very easily because it has a lot of water in it
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  5. smoke/mist smoke or mist that is thin is easy to see through
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  6. air air that is thin is more difficult to breathe than usual because it has less OXYGEN in it
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  7. excuse/argument/evidence etc a thin excuse, argument, or evidence is not good or detailed enough to be useful or effective
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  8. a thin margin/majority etc a very small number or amount of something
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  9. smile a thin smile does not seem very happy or sincere
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  10. voice/sound a thin voice or sound is high and unpleasant to listen to
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  11. the thin end of the wedge British English spoken an expression meaning something that you think is the beginning of a harmful development
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  12. be thin on the ground if a particular type of person or thing is thin on the ground, there are very few available
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  13. be having a thin time (of it) British English spoken to be in a difficult situation, especially one in which you do not have enough money
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  14. be (walking/treading/skating) on thin ice to be in a situation in which you are likely to upset someone or cause trouble
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  15. disappear/vanish into thin air to disappear completely in a mysterious way
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  16. out of thin air out of nowhere, as if by magic
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thin thinner thinnest
  1. thinly. Many teachers think this is not correct English
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thin thinned thinned
Present Participle Third Person Singular
thinning thins
  1. [intransitive and transitive] also thin out to become fewer in number, especially when there were many before, or to remove people, plants, or things so that fewer remain
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  2. [intransitive and transitive] to make something thinner or to become thinner
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  3. [transitive] also thin down to make a liquid weaker by adding water or another liquid
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  4. [intransitive] if someone's hair is thinning, they have less hair than they used to
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  5. thin the ranks if something thins the ranks of a group of people, there are fewer of them as a result of it
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thin used in phrases

  • on thin ice (adjective)
    1. idiomatic in a dangerous, hazardous, or delicate situation; at risk
  • out of thin air (adverb)
    1. without warning
  • paper thin (adjective)
    1. thin as paper
  • paper-thin (adjective)
    1. very thin
  • razor-thin (adjective)
    1. razor-thin victory/margin in an election, a razor-thin victory is won by only a small number of votes
  • thin air (noun)
    1. nowhere to be found in a giant void
  • thin out (verb)
    1. make sparse
    2. become sparser
  • thin person (noun)
    1. a person who is unusually thin and scrawny
  • thin-bodied (adjective)
    1. having a slim body
  • thin-leaved bilberry (noun)
    1. erect blueberry of western United States having solitary flowers and somewhat sour berries
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thin used in phrasal verbs

  • think ahead (phrasal verb)
    1. to make plans about things that will or may happen in the future, so that you will be prepared for them
  • think back (phrasal verb)
    1. to think about something that happened in the past
  • think out (phrasal verb)
    1. to consider all the important facts in a situation before deciding or doing something
  • think over (phrasal verb)
    1. to consider a problem or decision carefully
  • think through (phrasal verb)
    1. to consider the facts about something in an organized and thorough way
  • think up (phrasal verb)
    1. to invent or to imagine something, especially an excuse
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