thin out

Verb

Meaning

lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture

make sparse

become sparser

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

cut reduce thin dilute bate doctor water lower decline empty narrow decrease cutting extract minimize

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Antonyms

distil develop grow extend expand enhance

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Hypernyms

cut fall reduce decrease trim weaken

Hyponyms

lop dress prune crop trim clip

Examples

When you get to a certain age, the work begins to thin out. Charles Dance

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thin out the young plants Source: Internet

Towards the end of town, the houses thinned out Source: Internet

Smoke is an irritant and attempts to thin out the fuel load is met with opposition due to desirability of forested areas, in addition to other wilderness goals such as endangered species protection and habitat preservation. Source: Internet

Like most Australian Lagers, VB is made using a wortstream brewing process, and uses a portion of cane sugar to thin out the body of the beer. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

thin man thin on the ground thin on top thin overcoat thin person thin porridge