skinny down

English

Verb

skinny down (third-person singular simple present skinnies down, present participle skinnying down, simple past and past participle skinnied down)

  1. (informal, transitive, intransitive) To become or make (something) skinny or more lightweight.
    I'm hoping to skinny down this year.
  2. (informal, intransitive, transitive) To become or make (something) smaller, more efficient, more restricted or less numerous.
    That company is skinnying down to the tune of a thousand employees this year.
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