{
    "term": "thin",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "having a smaller distance between opposite sides or surfaces than other similar objects or than normal",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Cut the vegetables into thin strips."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A number of thin cracks appeared in the wall."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The body was hidden beneath a **thin layer** of soil."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Palm trees cast long, thin shadows on the lawn."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He knew that the ice was too thin to risk crossing the river."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a thin blouse *(= of light cloth)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a plate of wafer-thin bread and butter"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a sliver of rock thin enough to be translucent"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She pinched her thin lips together."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The wind blew cold through his thin shirt."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Water forms a thin film between the tyre and the road."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "not covered with much fat or muscle",
            "labels": "(sometimes disapproving)",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He was tall and thin, with dark hair."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was looking pale and thin."
                },
                {
                    "text": "How do you stay so thin?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He is as **thin as a rake** *(= very thin)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "thin legs"
                },
                {
                    "text": "How do you manage to stay so thin?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The old horse was painfully thin."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Appearance"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "not growing closely together or in large amounts",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "thin grey hair"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "containing more liquid than is normal or expected",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The sauce was thin and tasteless."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The paint looks a bit thin."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Cooking and eating"],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "look", "seem"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "fairly easy to see through",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They fought their way through where the smoke was thinner."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "containing less oxygen than normal",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Humans would not be able to survive in the thin atmosphere of the planet."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 7,
            "definition": "high and weak",
            "labels": "(disapproving)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Her thin voice trailed off into silence."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 8,
            "definition": "not sincere or enthusiastic",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He gave a thin smile."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 9,
            "definition": "not very bright",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the thin grey light of dawn"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 10,
            "definition": "of poor quality; without an important quality",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a thin excuse *(= one that people are not likely to believe)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Their arguments all sound a little thin to me."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The general standard of applicants is pretty thin this year."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His knowledge of the country was somewhat thin."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The evidence seems awfully thin."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "seem", "become"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
                "phrases": [
                    "spread something (too) thin",
                    "stretch something (too) thin",
                    "thin on the ground"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be taking a risk",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to disappear suddenly in a mysterious way",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She can’t just have vanished into thin air."
                },
                {
                    "text": "At a stroke she could make things vanish into thin air."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to have many problems or difficulties to deal with; to not be successful",
            "labels": "(British English, informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He’s had a thin time of it since losing his job."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Difficulty and failure"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "from nowhere or nothing, as if by magic",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Unfortunately, I can’t just conjure up the money out of thin air!"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to try to do so many different things at the same time that you do not do any of them well",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "With four markets to manage, there's a danger that's she's spreading herself too thin."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "if people or things are thick/thin on the ground, there are a lot/not many of them in a place",
            "labels": "(British English)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Customers are thin on the ground at this time of year."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Security officers were thick on the ground during the King’s visit."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "an event or action that is the beginning of something more serious and/or unpleasant",
            "labels": "(especially British English)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The introduction of a tax on workplace parking is seen by many as the thin end of the wedge."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "with little or no hair on the head",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He's starting to get a little thin on top *(= he's losing his hair)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He's going bald on top."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Appearance"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "the lack of ability to accept criticism, offensive remarks, etc. without becoming upset",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "You shouldn’t be in politics if you have such a thin skin."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "even when there are problems or difficulties",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He's supported the team for over ten years through thick and thin."
                },
                {
                    "text": "In marriage, you have to stick together through thick and thin."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be in a difficult or dangerous situation where you could easily make a mistake",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He was walking a fine line between being funny and being rude."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She often seems to tread a thin line between success and failure."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His comedy treads the line between shocking and sickening."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We have to walk a fine line to make sure we don't promote one brand more than another."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His buildings walk the thin line between visionary and completely ridiculous."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to begin to become weaker or less acceptable",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "These excuses are wearing a little thin *(= because we've heard them so many times before)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "My patience is beginning to wear very thin."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/θɪn/",
                "audio": "th/thin/thin__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/θɪn/",
                "audio": "th/thin/thin__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English thynne, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dun and German dünn, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin tenuis."
}