thin out

/θɪn aʊt/

/θɪn aʊt/

Other forms: thinned out; thinning out; thins out

Definitions of thin out

1. verb

   make sparse
   “thin out the young plants”

   types:

   clip, crop, cut back, dress, lop, prune, snip, trim

   cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of

   shear

   cut with shears

   poll, pollard

   convert into a pollard

   pinch, top

   cut the top off

   disbud

   thin out buds to improve the quality of the remaining flowers

   type of:

   bring down, cut, cut back, cut down, reduce, trim, trim back, trim down

   cut down on; make a reduction in
2. verb

   become sparser
   “Towards the end of town, the houses thinned out”

   type of:

   decrease, diminish, fall, lessen

   decrease in size, extent, or range
3. verb

   lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
   synonyms: cut, dilute, reduce, thin

   types:

   water down

   make less strong or intense

   type of:

   nerf, weaken

   lessen the strength of