Thin
adjective — comparative: thinner ; superative thinnest
- 1.
- (of relatively little depth from one surface or side to the other, slender, lean; gaunt. not dense, widely spaced; sparse, watery, weak, not deep or strong, easy to see through; flimsy, having units that are not crowded or numerous, lacking strength or substance or an important ingredient) ដែលស្ដើង, ដែលស្គម, ដែលឆ្មារ, ដែលរង្វើល, ដែលមិនក្រាស់, ដែលរាវ, ដែលរ៉ុយៗ, ដែលមិនក្រាស់, ដែលមិនគួរអោយជឿ
verb — past tense: thinned ; past participle: thinned ; present participle: thinning ;
- 1.
- (INTRANSITIVE) (To make or become thinner) ឡើងរាវ
Example: Then paper, Thin thread, Thin cattle, meat, Thin forest; thin meeting, attendance, Thin meeting, attendance, Thin liquid; thin wine. - 2.
- (បច្ចេកទេស) ថយចុះ, ចុះទម្ងន់
- 3.
- (TRANSITIVE) (To make or become thin or thinner) ធ្វើឱ្យរាវ
adverb
- 1.
- (1. In a thin manner: Spread the varnish thin if you don't want it to wrinkle. 2. So as to be thin: Cut the cheese thin) មិនញឹក, មិនក្រាស់ ។ល។
ENGLISH MEANING
adjective — comparative: thinner ; superative thinnest
- 1.
- Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite; as, a thin plate of metal; thin paper; a thin board; a thin covering.
- 2.
- Rare; not dense or thick; -- applied to fluids or soft mixtures; as, thin blood; thin broth; thin air.
- 3.
- Not close; not crowded; not filling the space; not having the individuals of which the thing is composed in a close or compact state; hence, not abundant; as, the trees of a forest are thin; the corn or grass is thin.
- 4.
- Not full or well grown; wanting in plumpness.
- 5.
- Not stout; slim; slender; lean; gaunt; as, a person becomes thin by disease.
- 6.
- Wanting in body or volume; small; feeble; not full.
- 7.
- Slight; small; slender; flimsy; wanting substance or depth or force; superficial; inadequate; not sufficient for a covering; as, a thin disguise.
verb — past tense: thinned ; past participle: thinned ; present participle: thinning ;
- 1.
- (TRANSITIVE) To make thin (in any of the senses of the adjective).
- 2.
- (INTRANSITIVE) To grow or become thin; -- used with some adverbs, as out, away, etc.; as, geological strata thin out, i.e., gradually diminish in thickness until they disappear.
adverb
- 1.
- Not thickly or closely; in a seattered state; as, seed sown thin.