"skinny down" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: skinnies down [present, singular, third-person], skinnying down [participle, present], skinnied down [participle, past], skinnied down [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} skinny down (third-person singular simple present skinnies down, present participle skinnying down, simple past and past participle skinnied down)
  1. (informal, transitive, intransitive) To become or make (something) skinny or more lightweight. Tags: informal, intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: en-skinny_down-en-verb-xdInEeZx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "down", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "down": 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
  2. (informal, intransitive, transitive) To become or make (something) smaller, more efficient, more restricted or less numerous. Tags: informal, intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: en-skinny_down-en-verb-NNPAeWbs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "down", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "down": 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
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