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trim·ming T0360200 (trĭm′ĭng)n.1. The act of one that trims.2. Something added as decoration or ornament, especially a band of lace or embroidery on clothing.3. trimmings Accessories; extras: roast turkey with all the trimmings.4. trimmings Scraps or material removed when something is trimmed.5. Informal A sound defeat, beating, or punishment.trimming (ˈtrɪmɪŋ) n1. an extra piece used to decorate or complete2. (plural) usual or traditional accompaniments: roast turkey with all the trimmings. 3. (plural) parts that are cut off4. (plural) dialect ornaments; decorations: Christmas trimmings. 5. informal a reproof, beating, or defeattrim•ming (ˈtrɪm ɪŋ) n. 1. anything used or serving to decorate or complete: the trimming on a uniform. 2. Usu., trimmings. an accompaniment or garnish to a main dish: roast turkey with all the trimmings. 3. trimmings, pieces cut off in trimming, clipping, paring, or pruning. 4. the act of a person or thing that trims. 5. a beating or thrashing. 6. a defeat: Our team took quite a trimming. [1510–20] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | trimming - the act of adding decoration; "the children had to be in bed before it was time for the trimming of the tree"decoration - the act of decorating something (in the hope of making it more attractive) | | 2. | trimming - a decoration or adornment on a garment; "the trimming on a hat"; "the trim on a shirt"passementerie, trimadornment - a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainnessbraiding, gold braid, braid - trimming used to decorate clothes or curtainsminiver - trimming on ceremonial robes consisting of white or light grey furrickrack, ricrac - a narrow zigzag ribbon used as trimming | | 3. | trimming - cutting down to the desired size or shapeclipping, trimcutting off, cutting, cut - the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends; "the barber gave him a good cut"pruning - the act of trimming a plant |
trimmingnoun1. decoration, edging, border, piping, fringe, garnish, braid, frill, festoon, embellishment, adornment, ornamentation the lace trimming on her satin nightgownplural noun1. extras, accessories, garnish, ornaments, accompaniments, frills, trappings, paraphernalia, appurtenances a Thanksgiving dinner of turkey and all the trimmings2. clippings, ends, cuttings, shavings, brash, parings Use any pastry trimmings to decorate the apples.trimmingnoun1. Something that adorns:adornment, decoration, embellishment, garnishment, garniture, ornament, ornamentation, trim.2. Informal. The act of defeating or the condition of being defeated:beating, defeat, drubbing, overthrow, rout, thrashing, vanquishment.Informal: massacre, whipping.Slang: dusting, licking.3. Informal. A punishment dealt with blows or lashes:beating, flogging, hiding, lashing, thrashing, whipping.Slang: licking.Translationstrim (trim) – past tense, past participle trimmed – verb1. to cut the edges or ends of (something) in order to make it shorter and/or neat. He's trimming the hedge; She had her hair trimmed. 整理,修剪 整理,修剪 2. to decorate (a dress, hat etc, usually round the edges). She trimmed the sleeves with lace. 裝飾 装饰3. to arrange (the sails of a boat etc) suitably for the weather conditions. 調整船帆 调整船帆 noun a haircut. She went to the hairdresser's for a trim. 修剪,理發 修剪,理发 adjective neat and tidy. a trim appearance. 整齊的,整潔的 整齐的,整洁的 ˈtrimly adverb 整齊地 整齐地ˈtrimness noun 整潔 整洁ˈtrimming noun1. something added as a decoration. lace trimming. 裝飾物 装饰物2. (usually in plural) a piece cut off; an end or edge. 修剪下來的東西 修剪下来的东西in (good) trim in good condition. Her figure's in good trim after all those exercises. 身體很好,身體健康 身体很好,身体健康 trimming
trim down1. To become lighter or thinner by losing weight. I'm trying to trim down before my wedding this summer.2. To cause someone or something to lose weight or become less bulky. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "trim" and "down." We need to trim down our luggage or we'll get charged a fortune at the airport! I just want to trim my belly fat down a little bit. He really could have used a good editor to trim the book down a tad.See also: down, trimtrim off1. To remove by cutting some small piece of someone or something else. A noun or pronoun can be used between "trim" and "off." I just want to trim off some of your hair in the back—I promise I won't do anything drastic! I decided to trim off my mustache.2. To excise some element or aspect abruptly or suddenly. A noun or pronoun can be used between "trim" and "off." The company was forced to trim off healthcare benefits for its employees in order to stay afloat. My editor trimmed nearly 200 pages off my book, calling them "unnecessary"!See also: off, trimtrim (oneself) downto take action to become slimmer or lose weight. I need to trim myself down before I go on vacation. I decided to trim down, but I never got around to it. You really need to trim down and stay at a lower weight.See also: down, trimtrim something downto reduce the size of something. You will have to trim the picture down to get it into the frame. Trim down the picture before you frame it.See also: down, trimtrim something off (of) someone or something and trim something offto cut something off someone or something. (Of is usually retained before pronouns.) I asked the barber to trim the beard off of Ralph. The barber trimmed off Ralph's beard.See also: off, trimwith all the trimmingswith all the extra things, especially with food. We had a lovely Thanksgiving dinner with all the trimmings. I look forward to roast turkey with all the trimmings.See also: all, trimmingtrim downv.1. To reduce something by or as if by cutting away the excess: The company is trimming down its budget this year. The editor trimmed the long manuscript down to 200 pages.2. To lose weight, as by dieting or exercise: The doctor advised me to trim down.See also: down, trimtrim offv. To remove some excess by or as if by cutting: I trimmed off the rotten wood. The barber will trim my bangs off.See also: off, trimtrimming
trimming[′trim·iŋ] (metallurgy) Removing irregular edges from a drawn part, or parting-line flash from a forging, or gates, risers, and fins from a casting. trimmingTrimming rafters, or trimmers and trimming joists which form an opening.trimmingi. The process of using trim tabs to balance out-of-trim forces in flight. ii. The process of using a trim curve to check the rated output of an engine. It involves operating the engine near takeoff power and obtaining readings of the turbine gas temperature in accordance with the engine trim chart.Trimming Any method used to ‘correct’ experimental data, by eliminating high and low values or data points which are most in excess of the mean in an experimental ‘run’; trimming is a form of scientific misrepresentationtrimming
Synonyms for trimmingnoun decorationSynonyms- decoration
- edging
- border
- piping
- fringe
- garnish
- braid
- frill
- festoon
- embellishment
- adornment
- ornamentation
noun extrasSynonyms- extras
- accessories
- garnish
- ornaments
- accompaniments
- frills
- trappings
- paraphernalia
- appurtenances
noun clippingsSynonyms- clippings
- ends
- cuttings
- shavings
- brash
- parings
Synonyms for trimmingnoun something that adornsSynonyms- adornment
- decoration
- embellishment
- garnishment
- garniture
- ornament
- ornamentation
- trim
noun the act of defeating or the condition of being defeatedSynonyms- beating
- defeat
- drubbing
- overthrow
- rout
- thrashing
- vanquishment
- massacre
- whipping
- dusting
- licking
noun a punishment dealt with blows or lashesSynonyms- beating
- flogging
- hiding
- lashing
- thrashing
- whipping
- licking
Synonyms for trimmingnoun the act of adding decorationRelated Wordsnoun a decoration or adornment on a garmentSynonymsRelated Words- adornment
- braiding
- gold braid
- braid
- miniver
- rickrack
- ricrac
noun cutting down to the desired size or shapeSynonymsRelated Words- cutting off
- cutting
- cut
- pruning
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