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Verb
S:
(v)
reduce
,
melt off
,
slim
,
slenderize
,
thin
,
slim down
(take off weight)
direct troponym
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full troponym
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
antonym
W:
(v)
gain
[Opposed to:
reduce
] (increase (one's body weight))
"She gained 20 pounds when she stopped exercising"
derivationally related form
sentence frame
Adjective
S:
(adj)
slender
,
slight
,
slim
,
svelte
(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"
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derivationally related form
antonym
S:
(adj)
slender
,
slim
(small in quantity)
"slender wages"; "a slim chance of winning"; "a small surplus"