laihduttaa — meaning in English

English meaning

• diet noun The food and drink a person or animal regularly consumes.
• slim adj Thin, especially in an attractively slender way.

Senses

laihduttaa is used for these senses in English:

• diet (intransitive) To modify one's food and beverage intake so as to decrease or increase body weight or influence health.
• lose weight (intransitive) To become less heavy or obese.
• slim (intransitive) To lose weight in order to achieve slimness.
• slim down (ambitransitive) To reduce weight; to make or become thinner.

diet — full definition

1. noun The food and drink a person or animal regularly consumes.
2. noun A controlled eating plan followed to lose weight or improve health.
3. adjective Having reduced sugar, fat, or calories compared to the standard version.
4. verb To eat according to a controlled plan, usually to lose weight.

slim — full definition

1. adj Thin, especially in an attractively slender way.
2. adj Very small; barely enough.
3. verb To lose weight, or to make something smaller or leaner.

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