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skinny down

skinny down verb: to become or make (something) skinny or more lightweight.

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.

Forms of skinny down

third-person singular presentskinnies down
present participleskinnying down
past participleskinnied down
pastskinnied down

Questions about skinny down

What does skinny down mean?
Skinny down means to become or make (something) skinny or more lightweight.
What part of speech is skinny down?
Skinny down is a verb.
What is the past tense of skinny down?
The past tense of skinny down is skinnied down.

Words near skinny down in the dictionary

  1. skinny dipper
  2. skinny dippers
  3. skinny dipping
  4. skinny dips
  5. skinny diving
  6. skinny down
  7. skinny drink of water
  8. skinny drinks of water
  9. skinny fat
  10. skinny jab
  11. skinny jabs

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