skinny up
skinny up · skinnies up · skinnied up · skinnying up
To become or make skinnyTo become or make (something) skinny.
Meaning
2 senses(informal, intransitive, transitive)To become or make (something) skinny.
He's been skinnying up this year.
We should skinny up the parking spaces to make room for more.
(informal, transitive)To make (something) skimpy or restricted.
The insurance company is skinnying up the benefits.
Forms
skinnies up, skinnying up, skinnied up, skinnied up| Base form | skinny up · to skinny up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | skinnies up |
| Present participle | skinnying up |
| Past simple | skinnied up |
| Past participle | skinnied up |
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.