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thin

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Adjective

  1. Having little [[thickness]] or [[extent]] from one [[surface]] to its opposite.
  2. Very [[narrow]] in all diameters; '''having''' a [[cross section]] that is small in all directions.
  3. Having little body fat or flesh; [[slim]]; [[slender]]; [[lean]]; [[gaunt]].
  4. Of low [[viscosity]] or low [[specific gravity]].
  5. [[scarce|Scarce]]; not close, crowded, or numerous; not filling the space.
  6. {{lb|en|golf}} Describing a poorly played [[golf]] shot where the ball is struck by the bottom part of the club head. See [[fat]], [[shank]], [[toe]].
  7. Lacking body or volume; small; feeble; not full.
  8. Slight; small; slender; flimsy; superficial; inadequate; not sufficient for a covering.
  9. {{lb|en|aviation}} Of a route: relatively little used.
  10. Poor; scanty; without money or success.

Noun

  1. {{lb|en|philately}} A loss or tearing of paper from the back of a stamp, although not sufficient to create a complete hole.
  2. Any [[food]] produced or served in thin slices.

Verb

  1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To make thin or [[thinner]].
  2. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To become thin or [[thinner]].
  3. To [[dilute]].
  4. To [[remove]] some [[plant]]s or parts of plants in order to improve the growth of what remains.

Adverb

  1. Not thickly or closely; in a scattered state.

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