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thin out

/ thin out /

verb

verb Sense 1

make sparse

"thin out the young plants"

Type of:

reduce cut down cut back

Kinds of:

snip clip crop trim lop

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

verb Sense 2

become sparser

"Towards the end of town, the houses thinned out"

Type of:

decrease diminish lessen

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s

verb Sense 3

lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture

"cut bourbon"

Type of:

weaken

Kinds of:

water down

Derived:

cutting thinning dilutant diluent thinner

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

Somebody ----s somebody PP

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