nnoun.actthe act of diluting somethingSynset:cutting
Examples:- the cutting of whiskey with water
- the thinning of paint with turpentine
Derivationally Related Form:thincut
Hypernyms:dilution
Inherited Hypernyms:cuttingdilutionweakeningdecreasechange of magnitudechangeactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.changelose thickness; become thin or thinnerAntonyms:thicken
Hypernyms:change state turn
Inherited Hypernyms:thinchange statechange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s
vverb.changemake thin or thinnerAntonyms:thicken
Derivationally Related Form:thinner
Hypernyms:bring down cut cut back cut down reduce trim trim back trim down
Inherited Hypernyms:thinreducedecreasechange
Direct Hyponyms:draw
Causes:thin
Full Troponyms:draw
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.changelessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixtureSynset:cut dilute reduce thin thin out
Derivationally Related Form:thinnerthinningcuttingdilutiondilutant
Hypernyms:weaken
Inherited Hypernyms:diluteweakenchange
Direct Hyponyms:water down
Full Troponyms:water down
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s | Something ---s something
vverb.bodytake off weightSynset:melt off reduce slenderize slim slim down thin
Antonyms:gain
Derivationally Related Form:reducing
Hypernyms:change state turn
Inherited Hypernyms:reducechange statechange
Direct Hyponyms:sweat off
Full Troponyms:sweat off
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s something (apply to: melt off)