skinny down
skinny down · skinnies down · skinnied down · skinnying down
To become or make skinny or more lightweightTo become or make (something) skinny or more lightweight.
Meaning
2 senses(informal, intransitive, transitive)To become or make (something) skinny or more lightweight.
I'm hoping to skinny down this year.
(informal, intransitive, transitive)To become or make (something) smaller, more efficient, more restricted or less numerous.
That company is skinnying down to the tune of a thousand employees this year.
Forms
skinnies down, skinnying down, skinnied down, skinnied down| Base form | skinny down · to skinny down |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | skinnies down |
| Present participle | skinnying down |
| Past simple | skinnied down |
| Past participle | skinnied down |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
3 phrasal verbsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.