bruising vs slim

bruising

adj
  • That bruises. 

  • Wearisome, arduous. 

noun
  • Bruises on a person's skin. 

  • A violent physical attack on a person. 

slim

adj
  • Designed to make the wearer appear slim. 

  • Slender in an attractive way. 

  • Long and narrow. 

  • Of a reduced size, with the intent of being more efficient. 

  • Bad, of questionable quality; not strongly built, flimsy. 

  • Very small, tiny. 

verb
  • To make slimmer; to reduce in size. 

  • To lose weight in order to achieve slimness. 

noun
  • A potato farl. 

  • A type of cigarette substantially longer and thinner than normal cigarettes. 

  • AIDS, or the chronic wasting associated with its later stages. 

  • Cocaine. 

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