trim down

phrasal verb

trimmed down; trimming down; trims down

: to become thinner : to lose weight

He trimmed down over the summer.

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This is reportedly the first time that a spending bill had been trimmed down without consent from government ministries. —

Anniek Bao, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024 The America’s Got Talent alum responded to fans on social media after NBC trimmed down her performance to 10 seconds in its coverage of Thursday’s Green Bay Packers-Miami Dolphins game before cutting to commercial. —

Glenn Garner, Deadline, 29 Nov. 2024 Monochromatic two-piece sets that transition well from day to night are also great options for nighttime in Florida and help trim down your packing list. —

Charlotte Davey, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Nov. 2024 Instant web Because Chromebooks run a browser and nothing else, Google has trimmed down the boot time by eliminating many of the operating system components that typically need to be loaded. —

IEEE Spectrum, 17 June 2011 See all Example Sentences for trim down