slim down

phrasal verb

slimmed down; slimming down; slims down

: to lose weight : to become thinner

: to make (something) smaller : reduce

We have to slim down the company's advertising budget.

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Macy’s is not alone in its plan to slim down and rejuvenate sales. —

Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025 Last spring, people choked down a gray blend of oats, lime juice and water in an effort to slim down. —

Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 8 Jan. 2025 Together, the findings suggest fat cells resist efforts to slim down. —

Christie Wilcox, science.org, 19 Nov. 2024 People may slim down enough, at least initially, to prevent or help control type 2 diabetes, said Tom Wadden, an obesity researcher at the University of Pennsylvania who has been involved in clinical trials of both lifestyle modifications and GLP-1 drugs as treatments for obesity. —

Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for slim down