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Thin out   /θɪn aʊt/   Listen
Thin out

verb
1.
Make sparse.
2.
Become sparser.
3.
Lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture.  Synonyms: cut, dilute, reduce, thin.






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"Thin out" Quotes from Famous Books



... the house or easier to cut. The former has become stationary in production, while the latter, if left, is earning money by growing in quantity and quality. If young timber must be used, and the land is not worth actually clearing for cultivation or pasture, it is usually far better to thin out the poorest trees, thus leaving the remainder stimulated to a more rapid growth, which will soon replace those removed, than to begin on the edge and ...
— Practical Forestry in the Pacific Northwest • Edward Tyson Allen



Words linked to "Thin out" :   trim back, fall, crop, lop, cut down, decrease, diminish, reduce, snip, lessen, water down, clip, trim down, trim, bring down, cut back, dress, weaken, prune



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