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skinnied down

skinnied down is the simple past and past participle of skinny down.

Meaning of skinny down

Verb

skinny down (third-person singular simple present skinnies down, present participle skinnying down, simple past and past participle skinnied down)

  1. (informal, intransitive, transitive) To become or make (something) skinny or more lightweight.
    • I'm hoping to skinny down this year.
  2. (informal, intransitive, transitive) To become or make (something) smaller, more efficient, more restricted or less numerous.
    • That company is skinnying down to the tune of a thousand employees this year.

Questions about skinnied down

What is skinnied down the simple past and past participle of?
Skinnied down is the simple past and past participle of skinny down.

Words near skinnied down in the dictionary

  1. skinnery
  2. skinnes
  3. skinneth
  4. skinnie
  5. skinnied
  6. skinnied down
  7. skinnied out
  8. skinnied up
  9. skinnier
  10. skinnies
  11. skinnies down

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