slim down

phrasal verb

slimmed down; slimming down; slims down

1

: to lose weight : to become thinner

2

: to make (something) smaller : reduce

We have to slim down the company's advertising budget.

Examples of slim down in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

These PPAs would be permanently eliminated, turning the government shutdown into an opportunity for the Trump administration to further slim down the government. —Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 25 Sep. 2025

Looking to reinvigorate growth, Procter & Gamble has vowed to slim down, cutting 7,000 jobs by mid-2027. —Alexander Coolidge, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025

However, distributors have been moving toward more package offerings, trying to slim down core bundles, with more customizable add-ons and tweaks. —Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025

The odds of winning one of the prizes are 1 in 24.9, but those chances slim down to 1 in 292.2 million for the jackpot. —Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025

Rhymes for slim down

• adown
• blowdown
• breakdown
• countdown
• crackdown
• crosstown
• downtown
• drawdown
• dropdown
• facedown
• godown
• hometown