<B>slim, </B>adjective, <B>slimmer,</B> <B>slimmest,</B> verb, <B>slimmed,</B> <B>slimming.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>thin; slender. <BR> <I>Ex. He was very slim, being six feet tall and weighing only 130 pounds.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) <DD><B> a. </B>small or slight; weak. <BR> <I>Ex. a slim victory. The invalid's chances for getting well were very slim.</I> <DD><B> b. </B>meager; scanty. <BR> <I>Ex. a slim meal. We had a slim attendance at the football game because of the rain.</I> <DD><I>v.t., v.i. </I> to make or become slim or slender. <BR> <I>Ex. The girl slimmed her figure with a rigid diet (v.t.). You'll love your new, lively, lissom self when you've slimmed with Formula 21 (Sunday Times) (v.i.).</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>slim down,</B> </I>to reduce in size or number. <BR> <I>Ex. ... the Marine Corps began slimming down under budget restrictions (J. H. Thompson).</I> adv. <B>slimly.</B> </DL>
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<B>Slim, </B>noun, or <B>Slim disease,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a form of AIDS prevalent in Africa, characterized by uncontrolled weight loss, chronic diarrhea, and prolonged fever. <BR> <I>Ex. In Uganda, scientists suggest the Slim disease ... came from Tanzania (New York Times).</I> </DL>
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<B>slime, </B>noun, verb, <B>slimed,</B> <B>sliming.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>soft, sticky mud or something like it. <BR> <I>Ex. His shoes were covered with slime from the swamp. At present, the most important commercial source of selenium is the anode mud or slime produced in the electrolytic refining of blister copper (Wall Street Journal).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>a sticky, slippery, substance given off by certain animals, such as snails, slugs, and fish. <DD><B> 3. </B>(Figurative.) disgusting filth. <BR> <I>Ex. An honest man he is, and hates the slime That sticks on filthy deeds (Shakespeare).</I> <DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to cover or smear with, or as if with, slime. <DD><B> 2. </B>to clear of slimy matter by scraping. <DD><I>v.i. </I> to become covered with slime; turn slimy. </DL>
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<B>slime mold</B> or <B>fungus,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> any one of a group of primitive organisms consisting of a thin mass of naked protoplasm and occurring in slimy masses, as on damp soil and decaying logs. </DL>
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<B>slime pit,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a tank or reservoir in which slimes are settled or stored. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Archaic.) a pit yielding liquid bitumen. </DL>
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<B>slimicide, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a chemical substance that destroys slime molds. </DL>
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<B>slimily, </B>adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> in a slimy manner. </DL>
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<B>sliminess, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> slimy quality or condition. </DL>
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<B>slim-jim, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Slang.) <DD><I>adj. </I> very slim. <BR> <I>Ex. a coal shed full of slim-jim bottles (Punch).</I> <DD><I>noun </I> a very slim person. </DL>
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<B>slimline, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having slim lines; long and slender. <BR> <I>Ex. New slimline model does more jobs in less space than any other copying machine. (Wall Street Journal).</I> </DL>
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<B>slimming, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> making one slim or slimmer. <BR> <I>Ex. Slimming diets, other than a sensible limitation of sweets and starches, are frowned upon for teenagers (Sunday Times).</I> <DD><I>noun </I> the act or fact of making or becoming slim or slimmer; reducing. <BR> <I>Ex. Whenever women get together, sooner or later, the question of slimming arises (Cape Times).</I> </DL>
<B>slimy, </B>adjective, <B>slimier,</B> <B>slimiest.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>covered with slime. <BR> <I>Ex. The pond is too slimy to swim in. Yea, slimy things did crawl with legs upon the slimy sea (Samuel Taylor Coleridge).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>of slime; like slime. <BR> <I>Ex. a slimy secretion, the slimy sediment in a drain.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>(Figurative.) disgusting; vile; filthy. </DL>
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<B>sling</B> (1), noun, verb, <B>slung,</B> <B>slinging.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a strip of leather with a string fastened to each end, for throwing stones. <BR> <I>Ex. David put a stone in his sling and casting it so true slew Goliath.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B><B>=slingshot.</B> <DD><B> 3. </B>a throw; hurling or casting. <DD><B> 4. </B>a hanging loop of cloth, usually fastened around the neck, to support an injured arm or hand. <BR> <I>Ex. First of the walking cases to come on shore was an elderly man with an arm in a sling (Graham Greene).</I> <DD><B> 5. </B>a loop of rope, band, or chain by which heavy objects are lifted, carried, or held. <BR> <I>Ex. The men lowered the boxes into the cellar by a sling. Rifles have slings to carry them over the shoulder.</I> <DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to throw with a sling. <BR> <I>Ex. David slung a stone at Goliath, killing the giant.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>to throw; cast; hurl; fling. <BR> <I>Ex. The cruel boy slung stones at the cat.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>to raise, lower, or move, with a sling or slings. <BR> <I>Ex. By using a hoist the movers were able to sling the piano to the third floor.</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>to hang in a sling; hang so as to swing loosely. <BR> <I>Ex. to sling a pack on one's back.</I> <DD><B> 5. </B>to hang up or suspend (as a hammock), from one part to another. <DD><B> 6. </B>(Slang.) to mix; serve. <BR>expr. <B>slings,</B> (Nautical.) <DD><B> a. </B>a rope or chain at the center of a yard connecting it to a mast. <DD><B> b. </B>a rope at the bow or stern, as for attaching a barrel or bale, to be hoisted or lowered. </DL>
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<B>sling</B> (2), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S.) a drink consisting of an alcoholic liquor, usually gin, lemon or lime juice, sugar, and water. </DL>
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<B>slingback, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a woman's shoe with an upper that tapers off to become a strap instead of a closed back around the heel of the wearer. </DL>
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<B>sling cart,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a two-wheeled cart used for transporting cannon or other heavy objects, by slinging them by a chain from the axletree. </DL>
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<B>slinger, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a fighter armed with a sling. <DD><B> 2. </B>a worker in charge of slings used in hoisting. <DD><B> 3. </B>a person who slings. </DL>
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<B>slinger ring,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a tubular ring around the hub of the propeller of an airplane, through which deicing fluid is sprayed over the propeller blades. </DL>
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<B>slingman, </B>noun, pl. <B>-men.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a soldier armed with a sling; slinger. </DL>
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<B>sling psychrometer,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a pair of thermometers, one wet-bulb and the other dry-bulb suspended by a chain and whirled about to bring the wetbulb to a standard temperature for measuring the relative humidity. </DL>
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<B>sling pump,</B> <B>=slingback.</B></DL>
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<B>slingshot, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a Y-shaped stick with a rubber band fastened between its prongs, used to shoot pebbles, or the like. </DL>
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<B>slingstone, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a stone used as a missile to be hurled by a sling. </DL>
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<B>slink</B> (1), intransitive verb, <B>slunk</B> or (Archaic) <B>slank,</B> <B>slunk,</B> <B>slinking.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> to move in a secret, guilty manner; sneak. <BR> <I>Ex. After stealing the meat, the dog slunk away.</I> adv. <B>slinkingly.</B> </DL>
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<B>slink</B> (2), verb, <B>slinked</B> or <B>slunk,</B> <B>slinking,</B> noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>v.t. </I> (of domestic animals) to bring forth (young) prematurely. <DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a calf or other young animal born prematurely. <DD><B> 2. </B>the skin of such an animal; slinkskin. <BR> <I>Ex. I believe slink will be leading for fall ... The coat will sell for $895 (New York Times).</I> <DD><I>adj. </I> born prematurely. </DL>
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<B>slinkily, </B>adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> in a slinky manner. <BR> <I>Ex. slinkily attired ... actresses (Punch).</I> </DL>
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<B>slinkiness, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>sneakiness; furtiveness; stealthiness. <DD><B> 2. </B>the allure given by slinky clothes. </DL>
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<B>slinkskin, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the skin of a slink, or leather made from such skin. </DL>
<B>slinky, </B>adjective, <B>slinkier,</B> <B>slinkiest.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>sneaky; furtive; stealthy. <DD><B> 2a. </B>closefitting, as if molded to the figure. <BR> <I>Ex. a slinky dress, a slinky negligee.</I> <DD><B> b. </B>wearing, or as if wearing, such clothes; sexy. <BR> <I>Ex. Her parody of the slinky and tarnished redhead whom the American colonel seeks to save ... is a particularly engaging bit (Wall Street Journal).</I> </DL>
