slim vs strapping

slim

adj
  • Slender in an attractive way. 

  • Designed to make the wearer appear slim. 

  • 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. 

strapping

adj
  • Having a sturdy muscular physique; robust. 

noun
  • A beating with a strap. 

  • A length of narrow material to be used for straps, or straps collectively. 

  • The act of fastening with a strap. 

  • Adhesive plaster for strapping injuries. 

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