Definition of thin out Thin out

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What does thin out mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Verb

thin out - make sparse; "thin out the young plants"
  trim back, trim down, cut back, bring down, cut down, trim, reduce, cut return in time; "the film cut back to an earlier event in the story"
  lop, prune, snip, cut back, clip, crop, trim, dress cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden"
thin out - become sparser; "Towards the end of town, the houses thinned out"
  decrease, diminish, lessen, fall decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"
thin out - lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture; "cut bourbon"
  dilute, thin, reduce, cut
  weaken become weaker; "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days"
  water down thin by adding water to; "They watered down the moonshine"
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  • thin out (Verb)
    To make sparse.
  • thin out (Verb)
    To become sparse.

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