- slender, as in girth or form; slight in build or structure.
- poor or inferior: a slim chance; a slim excuse.
- small or inconsiderable; meager; scanty: a slim income.
- sized for the thinner than average person.
- to make slim.
- to become slim.
- to try to become more slender, especially by dieting.
- a garment size meant for a thin person.
- slim down,
- to lose weight, especially intentionally.
- (of a business) to reduce operating expenses; economize.
- small in width relative to height or length
- small in amount or quality
- to make or become slim, esp by diets and exercise
- to reduce or decrease or cause to be reduced or decreased
- the E African name for AIDS
- William Joseph, 1st Viscount. 1891–1970, British field marshal, who commanded (1943–45) the 14th Army in the reconquest of Burma (now called Myanmar) from the Japanese; governor general of Australia (1953–60)