| word | slim |
|---|---|
| part_of_speech | verb |
| e.g. | They're restructuring and slimming down the workforce. |
| usage | slim down | slim sth↔down |
| explanation | to make a company or an organization smaller, by reducing the number of jobs in it; to be made smaller in this way |
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