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meager

/ˈmiɡɚ/ verb C2
  1. To make lean. (US, transitive)

He/she/it meagers · Past meagered · Past participle meagered · -ing form meagering

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Verb forms

Base form
meager
He/she/it
meagers
Past
meagered
Past participle
meagered
-ing form
meagering

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They packed their meager remaining possessions into heavily overloaded automobiles and initiated an arduous migration westward toward the promise of California.
The Dust Bowl: An Ecological Catastrophe, p. 1 · C1
Moreover, her capacity to identify edible and medicinal indigenous vegetation supplemented the meager rations of the crew, sustaining their physical fortitude during times of scarcity.
The Corps of Discovery: Science and Synergy in the American West, p. 1 · C2

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