THIN OUT
Dictionary entry overview: What does thin out mean?
• THIN OUT (verb)
The verb THIN OUT has 3 senses:
1. make sparse
2. become sparser
3. lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
Familiarity information: THIN OUT used as a verb is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• THIN OUT (verb)
Meaning:
Make sparse
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context example:
thin out the young plants
Hypernyms (to "thin out" is one way to...):
bring down; cut; cut back; cut down; reduce; trim; trim back; trim down (cut down on; make a reduction in)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "thin out"):
clip; crop; cut back; dress; lop; prune; snip; trim (cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Become sparser
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context example:
Towards the end of town, the houses thinned out
Hypernyms (to "thin out" is one way to...):
decrease; diminish; fall; lessen (decrease in size, extent, or range)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Meaning:
Lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
dilute; thin; thin out; reduce; cut
Context example:
cut bourbon
Hypernyms (to "thin out" is one way to...):
weaken (lessen the strength of)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "thin out"):
water down (make less strong or intense)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
