thin

  1. Adjective.  Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite.
  2. Adjective.  Very narrow in all diameters; having a cross section that is small in all directions.
  3. Adjective.  Having little body fat or flesh; slim; slender; lean; gaunt.
  4. Adjective.  Of low viscosity or low specific gravity, e.g., as is water compared to honey.
  5. Adjective.  Scarce.
  6. Adjective.  (rfv-sense) Overly strict.
  7. Adjective.  (golf) Describing a poorly played golf shot where the ball is struck by the bottom part of the club head. See fat, shank, toe.
  8. Noun.  (philately) a loss or tearing of paper from the back of a stamp, although not sufficient to create a complete hole.
  9. Verb.  (transitive) To make thin or thinner.
  10. Verb.  (intransitive) To become thin or thinner.
  11. Verb.  To dilute.
  12. Verb.  To remove some plants in order to improve the growth of those remaining.

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This entry was last updated on RefTopia from its source on 3/20/2012.