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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) : [ foldoc ]


  SLIM
       
          A VLSI language for translating DFA's into circuits.
          J.L. Hennessy, "SLIM: A Simulation and Implementation Language
          for VLSI Microcode", Lambda, Apr 1981, pp.20-28.
       
          [{Jargon File]

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) : [ foldoc ]


  slim
       
           A small, derivative change (e.g. to code).
       
          (2003-05-13)

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Slim \Slim\ (sl[i^]m), a. [Compar. Slimmer; superl.
     Slimmest.] [Formerly, bad, worthless, weak, slight, awry,
     fr. D. slim; akin to G. schlimm, MHG. slimp oblique, awry; of
     uncertain origin. The meaning of the English word seems to
     have been influenced by slender.]
     1. Worthless; bad. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Weak; slight; unsubstantial; poor; as, a slim argument.
        ``That was a slim excuse.'' --Barrow.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Of small diameter or thickness in proportion to the height
        or length; slender; as, a slim person; a slim tree.
        --Grose.
        [1913 Webster]

From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) : [ jargon ]


  slim n. A small, derivative change (e.g., to code).

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Slim \Slim\, a. [Compar. Slimmer; superl. Slimmest.]
     [Formerly, bad, worthless, weak, slight, awry, fr. D. slim;
     akin to G. schlimm, MHG. slimp oblique, awry; of uncertain
     origin. The meaning of the English word seems to have been
     influenced by slender.]
     1. Worthless; bad. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
  
     2. Weak; slight; unsubstantial; poor; as, a slim argument.
        ``That was a slim excuse.'' --Barrow.
  
     3. Of small diameter or thickness in proportion to the height
        or length; slender; as, a slim person; a slim tree.
        --Grose.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  slim
       adj 1: being of delicate or slender build; "she was slender as a
              willow shoot is slender"- Frank Norris; "a slim girl
              with straight blonde hair"; "watched her slight figure
              cross the street" [syn: slender, slight]
       2: small in quantity; "slender wages"; "a slim chance of
          winning"; "a small surplus" [syn: slender]
       v : take off weight [syn: reduce, melt off, lose weight, slenderize,
            thin, slim down] [ant: gain]
       [also: slimmest, slimmer]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  slim
     Danish n.
     1 slime
     2 mucus
     Dutch a.
     1 intelligent, bright
     2 clever, smart
     3 (lb nl now dialectal Eastern Dutch) wrong, incorrect, bad
     Norwegian Nynorsk n.
     1 (l en mucus), (l en phlegm) (topics nn Bodily fluids)
     2 (l en slime)
     West Frisian a.
     1 bad
     2 dire
     3 difficult

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Slim
     n.
     1 (surname: en).
     2 (given name en male).

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  SLiM
     n.
     (lb en biochemistry) (acronym of en short linear motif)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  slim
     a.
     1 slender, thin.
     2 # (lb en of a person or a person's build) slender in an attractive
  way.
     3 # (lb en by extension of clothing) Designed to make the wearer
  appear slim.
     4 # (lb en of an object) long and narrow.
     5 # (lb en of a workforce) Of a reduced size, with the intent of
  being more efficient.
     6 (lb en of something abstract like a chance or margin) very small,
  tiny.
     7 (lb en rural Northern England Scotland) Bad, of questionable
  quality; not strongly built, flimsy.
     8 (lb en South Africa obsolete in UK) sly, crafty. <!--appears in
  Chambers 1908 unglossed-->
     alt.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To lose weight in order to achieve slimness.
     2 (lb en transitive) To make slimmer; to reduce in size.
     n.
     1 A type of cigarette substantially longer and thinner than normal
  cigarettes.
     2 (lb en Ireland regional) A potato farl.
     3 (lb en East Africa uncountable) AIDS, or the chronic wasting
  associated with its later stages.
     4 (lb en slang uncountable) cocaine.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To lose weight in order to achieve slimness.
     2 (lb en transitive) To make slimmer; to reduce in size.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Slim
     n.
     1 (surname: en).
     2 (given name en male).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  SLiM
     n.
     (lb en biochemistry) (acronym of en short linear motif)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  slim
     Danish n.
     1 slime
     2 mucus
     Dutch a.
     1 intelligent, bright
     2 clever, smart
     3 (lb nl now dialectal Eastern Dutch) wrong, incorrect, bad
     Norwegian Nynorsk n.
     1 (l en mucus), (l en phlegm) (topics nn Bodily fluids)
     2 (l en slime)
     West Frisian a.
     1 bad
     2 dire
     3 difficult

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Slim
     n.
     1 (surname: en).
     2 (given name en male).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  SLiM
     n.
     (lb en biochemistry) (acronym of en short linear motif)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  slim
     Danish n.
     1 slime
     2 mucus
     Dutch a.
     1 intelligent, bright
     2 clever, smart
     3 (lb nl now dialectal Eastern Dutch) wrong, incorrect, bad
     Norwegian Nynorsk n.
     1 (l en mucus), (l en phlegm) (topics nn Bodily fluids)
     2 (l en slime)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Slim
     n.
     1 (surname: en).
     2 (given name en male).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  SLiM
     n.
     (lb en biochemistry) (acronym of en short linear motif)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  slim
     Englanti a.
     1 hoikka
     2 solakka
     3 laiha
     4 vähäinen

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  slim
     Engelska a.
     smal; slank
     Engelska vb.
     slimma, banta

From Afrikaans-German FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.3 : [ freedict:afr-deu ]


  slim /slˈəm/
  abgefeimt, arglistig, gerieben, gewiegt, gewitzigt, listig, schlau

From Afrikaans-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:afr-eng ]


  slim /slˈəm/
  clever, cunning, sly, smart

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  slim /slˈɪm/
  1. skraal
  2. verslank

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Slim /slˈɪm/
  بسيط

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  slim //slɪm// 
  стро́ен, тъ́нък
  slender