definition of
dim

[1] #1 dim s. [subdued] lacking in light; not bright or harsh; "a dim light beside the bed"; "subdued lights and soft music". wn

[2] #2 dim s. [faint, shadowy, vague, wispy] lacking clarity or distinctness; "a dim figure in the distance"; "only a faint recollection"; "shadowy figures in the gloom"; "saw a vague outline of a building through the fog"; "a few wispy memories of childhood". wn

[3] #3 dim v. [dip] switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam. wn

[4] #4 dim v. become dim or lusterless; "the lights dimmed and the curtain rose". wn

[5] #5 dim v. make dim or lusterless; "Time had dimmed the silver". wn