"thin" meaning in All languages combined

See thin on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /'θɪn/ Audio: en-us-thin.ogg [US], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-thin.wav Forms: thin [positive], thinner [comparative], thinnest [superlative]
Head templates: {{adj|thin|thinner|thinnest}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is thin, there's a short distance from one side to the other.
    Sense id: simple-thin-en-adj-ysERynlS
  2. If something is thin it doesn't have a lot of stuff in it.
    Sense id: simple-thin-en-adj-R9YBlhXt

Verb [English]

IPA: /'θɪn/ Audio: en-us-thin.ogg [US], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-thin.wav Forms: thin [canonical], thins [third-person, singular], thinned [past], thinned [past, participle], thinning [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|thin|n}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something thins, there is less of it.
    Sense id: simple-thin-en-verb-phcMkQce
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          "text": "His hair is quite thin on top."
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