action taken to lose weight or make oneself thinner, especially by dieting

slimming can be a struggle without plenty of support

giving an appearance of slimness

the black gown is elegant and very slimming

make oneself thinner, especially by dieting

if he's overweight, he should slim

(of a person or their build) gracefully thin; slender

her slim figure

the girls were tall and slim

(of something abstract, especially a chance or margin) very small

there was just a slim chance of success

a slim majority of sixteen

crafty, sly, or unscrupulous