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    THIN OUT

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     I. (verb) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixtureplay

    Example:

    cut bourbon

    Synonyms:

    cut; dilute; reduce; thin; thin out

    Classified under:

    Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

    Hypernyms (to "thin out" is one way to...):

    weaken (lessen the strength of)

    Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "thin out"):

    water down (make less strong or intense)

    Sentence frames:

    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Make sparseplay

    Example:

    thin out the young plants

    Classified under:

    Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

    Hypernyms (to "thin out" is one way to...):

    bring down; cut; cut back; cut down; reduce; trim; trim back; trim down (cut down on; make a reduction in)

    Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "thin out"):

    clip; crop; cut back; dress; lop; prune; snip; trim (cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of)

    Sentence frame:

    Somebody ----s something

    Sense 3

    Meaning:

    Become sparserplay

    Example:

    Towards the end of town, the houses thinned out

    Classified under:

    Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

    Hypernyms (to "thin out" is one way to...):

    decrease; diminish; fall; lessen (decrease in size, extent, or range)

    Sentence frame:

    Something ----s

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