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thin up

thin up verb: to become or make (something) thin (in either width or viscosity).

Verb

thin up (third-person singular simple present thins up, present participle thinning up, simple past and past participle thinned up)

  1. (informal, intransitive, transitive) To become or make (something) thin (in either width or viscosity).

Forms of thin up

third-person singular presentthins up
present participlethinning up
past participlethinned up
pastthinned up

Questions about thin up

What does thin up mean?
Thin up means to become or make (something) thin (in either width or viscosity).
What part of speech is thin up?
Thin up is a verb.
What is the past tense of thin up?
The past tense of thin up is thinned up.

Words near thin up in the dictionary

  1. thin slices
  2. thin space
  3. thin spaces
  4. thin the herd
  5. thin trading
  6. thin up
  7. thin'
  8. thin-bladed
  9. thin-crust pizza
  10. thin-crust pizzas
  11. thin-film

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