spread thin
sprɛd θɪn
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Definition of spread thin - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

1.
workloadhaving too many tasks to handle effectively
  • She felt spread thin with all her responsibilities.
overburdened overextended
2.
resourceslacking enough resources to cover needs
  • The charity was spread thin across multiple projects.
overextended
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Expressions with spread

spread aroundv.
move or scatter something over a wide area
She spread around the paint on the canvas.
spread outv.
distribute over an area
He spread out the seeds in the garden.
spread overadj.
distributed across a surface or area
The icing was spread over the cake evenly.
spread one's wingsv.
start exploring new things or becoming independent
After the internship, Maria spread her wings and moved abroad alone.
spread the netv.
expand efforts to include more people or things
The company decided to spread the net to find the best candidates.
spread thinneradj.
having fewer resources or people
The team was spread thinner after the layoffs.

Expressions with thin

thin icen.
layer of ice that is not thick
The children were warned not to skate on the thin ice.
thin outv.
make less dense or crowded
The crowd began to thin out after the concert ended.
wear thinv.
to become physically thinner or more worn through use or friction
The carpet began to wear thin after years of heavy foot traffic.
thin on topadj.
having little or no hair on the top of the head
My uncle is getting thin on top these days.
patience is wearing thinexp.
express feeling of losing calmness or tolerance due to delays or annoyances
Her patience is wearing thin with the constant noise.
patience wears thinexp.
feelings of calmness and tolerance slowly decrease or end
Her patience wears thin when the noise continues all day.
spread too thinadj.
having too many tasks to handle effectively
She felt spread too thin with all her commitments.
stretch resources thinv.
allocate limited resources to many tasks
The manager had to stretch resources thin to meet all project deadlines.
thin as a railadj.
extremely thin, often unhealthily so
After the illness, he was thin as a rail.
thin as a waferadj.
extremely thin, sometimes also very delicate or fragile
The ice on the pond is thin as a wafer.

Terms related to spread thin

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spreadablespreadingthinlybusyjugglingmultitaskingoverloadedoverworkedpressuredstrainedstressedcapacity

Terms with spread thin included in their meaning

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oil filmn.
surface coating
thin layer of oil spread across a surface like water or metal
in sheetsadv.
form
spread out flat and thin
blood smearn.
medical
thin layer of blood spread on a slide for microscopic examination
bread and scrapen.
food
bread with a very thin layer of spread
diffusion barriern.
science
thin layer that slows the spread of atoms or molecules

Examples of spread thin in a sentence

  • Teachers are often spread thin with large class sizes.
  • The team was spread thin, handling too many tasks at once.
  • Resources were spread thin during the crisis response.

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  1. French:débordé, dispersé, ...
  2. German:überfordert, dünn verteilt, ...
  3. Italian:sovraccarico, a corto di risorse, ...
  4. Spanish:abrumado, con recursos limitados, ...
  5. Portuguese:sobrecarregado, com recursos escassos, ...
  6. Chinese:任务繁重的, 资源紧张的, ...
  7. Japanese:手一杯の, 手が回らない, ...
  8. Arabic:مُثْقَل بِالأَعْبَاء, مُشتَّت, ...
  9. Hebrew:עָמוּס מִדַּי, דַל מַשְׁאַבִּים, ...
  10. Russian:перегруженный, распыленный, ...
  11. Ukrainian:перевантажений, розпорошений, ...
  12. Hindi:अत्यधिक व्यस्त, संसाधन-विहीन, ...
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