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thin

/ˈɵɪn/

US UK

adjective

thinner; -nest

[also more ~; most ~]

having a small distance between the top and bottom or front and back surfaces :not thick

thin paper/walls

a thin band/line/stripe

a thin coating/layer of dust

pizza with a thin crust

a thin slice of ham

not having a lot of extra flesh on the body :not fat

a thin child

She is very/too thin.

thin legs <SYNR

synonyms see2lean</SYNR

not growing closely together

a thin stand of trees :not growing in a large amount

thin hair

His hair is a little thin on top. = He's a little thin on top. [=he does not have a lot of hair on the top of his head]

having less than the usual, original, or needed number or amount

Attendance at the carnival was a bit thin. [=low]

My patience was wearing/running thin. [=I was becoming less patient]

of a liquid :flowing very easily :containing a lot of water

thin broth/gravy/soup

having less oxygen than normal

thin air

a thin atmosphere

easy to see through

The fog was relatively thin.

a thin mist

not large or impressive

a thin [=very small] margin of victory

She has a thin [=narrow] lead in the polls.

not very good, useful, etc. :weak

thin arguments/explanations

That excuse is pretty thin.

The story's plot is pretty thin.

His argument quickly wore thin.

a thin smile [=a weak smile that does not seem sincere]

of a voice :weak and high

a high, thin voice

(a) thin skin

xem skin

disappear/vanish into thin air

to disappear completely in a way that is mysterious

The papers seem to have vanished into thin air.

have a thin time (of it)

Brit :to be in a difficult situation especially because you do not have enough money

He was having a thin time of it until his novel started selling.

on thin ice

xem ice

out of thin air

used to say that someone or something appears in a sudden and unexpected way

He appeared out of thin air. [=out of nowhere]

the thin end of the wedge

Brit :the beginning of something that will become more serious, unpleasant, etc.

The bank's decision to raise rates could be the thin end of the wedge. [=many other banks may also decide to raise rates]

thin on the ground

Brit :existing or occurring in very small amounts

Useful suggestions have been thin on the ground lately. [=there have been very few useful suggestions lately]

through thick and thin

xem thick

verb

thins; thinned; thinning

to make (something or someone) thin or thinner or to become thin or thinner: such as

to become less crowded, close together, or full [no obj]

The crowd gradually thinned [=grew smaller] as the night went on.

The trees thinned as we climbed higher. [=there were fewer trees as we climbed higher] [+ obj]

The bad weather thinned (out) the crowd a little.

He plans to thin (out) the young carrots in the garden. [=to remove some of them so that there is more room between the remaining carrots]

[+ obj] :to make (a liquid) less thick by adding water or some other liquid to it

He added a little more water to thin the gravy.

[no obj] of a person's hair :to become less thick as more hairs fall out over time

His hair is thinning. = He has thinning hair.

[no obj] of fog, smoke, etc. :to become easier to see through :to become less thick or dense

The haze thinned in the late afternoon.

to become less fat or to make (someone) less fat [no obj]

usually + down

She's thinned down a lot in the past year. [+ obj]

His face has been thinned by illness.

adverb

thinner; -nest

[also more ~; most ~] :in a way that makes thin pieces, layers, etc.

She sliced the cheese thin.

* Các từ tương tự:
thine, thing, thingamabob, thingamajig, thingummy, thingy, think, think tank, thinkable