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trim1

verbtrimming, trimmed, trims trɪm
[with object]

  • 1Make (something) neat or of the required size or form by cutting away irregular or unwanted parts.

    trim the grass using a sharp mower
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The situation mirrors 1996, when workers infuriated residents by trimming a patch of grass around the sign - after they added four feet to the height of the sign rather than get the mower out.
    • Grapes harvested are collected in a shed, where groups of women trim the fruit into neat little bunches for about $1 day.
    • This leafy stretch of colonial residences forms the western boundary to Augusta National Golf Club, and just beyond Gate Six, eight inmates of the state prison are trimming the grass verge on the public highway.
    • His fingernails were trimmed to a neat band of white.
    • With a French beard and trimmed hair, Mohanlal looks fresh in the movie.
    • After some judicious pruning, trim the rootball to size with your shovel and tilt the tree into the hole.
    • For the rest of the day, I trimmed my portion sizes.
    • As soon as it approaches proper beard length, I trim it.
    • The end of the nail is trimmed to size and then beaten with a hammer to make it too big to go back through the hole and this riveted nail cannot move again without snapping off.
    • I carefully full-length sized them and trimmed them to a constant length.
    • I had noticed this morning that Nia's fingers were long and thin, her bitten down nails neat though she only trimmed them with her teeth.
    • A goat trims the farm yard grass just south of Five Corners.
    • But, that would be a good thing, because they wouldn't have to trim hedges and cut grass, he noted.
    • When it came to her diet, Randi decided to make small but significant changes: She started by trimming her portion sizes and adding a vegetable or a dark-green leafy salad to every meal.
    • The sheets of paper are trimmed to uniform size and then joined with rabbit-skin glue.
    • Molina's crew trims hedges, mows grass, and has planted bougainvillea, jacaranda, queen palms and hibiscus.
    • A local butcher will trim meat to your requirements on a one to one basis.
    • The next thing you notice is his neatly trimmed hair, beard and the nice suit.
    • Who cuts their grass or trims their hedge in winter?
    • I went back to my very special hair care place, this time for a beard trimming session.
    Synonyms
    cut, barber, crop, bob, shorten, clip, snip, shear
    prune, pollard
    mow
    neaten, shape, tidy up, even up
    1. 1.1with object and adverbial Cut off (irregular or unwanted parts)
      he was trimming the fat off some pork chops
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Wrap the caul fat tightly around the pork chops, trimming off any excess.
      • It's the sport distilled and folded and filtered into a perfect representation with all the excess trimmed off.
      • Gently trim away any excess chocolate and set aside on a parchment-lined sheet pan.
      • Installation is difficult as you must remove door and trim a required amount off bottom.
      • The new railway system is going to be small companies owned by labor cronies who can trim the fat as they see fair.
      • Since the metal was still almost molten, Lona used a knife blade to trim away the excess.
      • The group is also working on specifications for a free open-source tool that would allow administrators to easily trim unwanted information from their logs.
      • If you are limited, you are forced to trim the fat and leave the good bits.
      • The excess can be trimmed later if it isn't needed.
      • Wrap caul fat around layered rabbit, trimming off excess.
      • Carefully trim off the excess using a hook knife (as used by carpet/lino fitters).
      • Its fat was trimmed away from the meat, then the meat from its bones, which were then wrapped in strips of its fat and roasted over a roaring fire.
      • Examples survive of all of these, although the intention must have been for them to be obscured by painting or trimmed away in the completed manuscript.
      • Sortings were anything trimmed away as scrap or considered of lesser quality than the writing paper eventually packaged and sold.
      • Carefully unroll the pen some, and trim away any excess clay (cut it a bit short - don't allow the clay to overlap).
      • Excess fat, muscle, and skin are then trimmed away before the incision is closed with fine sutures.
      • With a handy set of wire cutters excess can be trimmed.
      • Take several cuttings to allow for a percentage of failure and trim the leaves from the lower half of each cutting.
      • With a paring knife, trim the stem ends of the okra without opening the pods.
      • Transfer the brioche loaf to a cutting board, trim the crusts, and cut into 1 inch slice.
      Synonyms
      cut off, remove, take off, chop off, lop off, shave off, hack off, nip off
    2. 1.2 Reduce the size, amount, number, or cost of.
      Congress had to decide which current defence programmes should be trimmed
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The staffing levels and costs at the Darlington paper had already been trimmed to the bone to encourage a sale.
      • For instance, some solicitors are required to trim professional standards in order to meet the firm's strictures on cost effectiveness.
      • For years, the health care industry had calculated that transaction networks were the best way to trim spiraling administrative costs.
      • Eakins's 1875 picture of a baseball player at bat trims nature to the size of a playing field.
      • Cutting staff and trimming capacity may rejuvenate many Japanese corporations - but not without cost.
      • That win reduced Johnson's handicap, which was trimmed yet further when she won the overall trophy in the Charity Medal Shield open to men, women and juniors.
      • Costs have been trimmed, new technology installed, the product range reduced and the workforce cut from 18,000 to 7,000.
      • There are quite a few areas where mobile costs can be trimmed, from controlling personal use through to getting the most sensible service for the executive traveler.
      • I know that we've got to keep the pressure on the Chinese government to trim back the amount of army-owned industry.
      • It is also reviewing design standards to see if the cost of the project can be trimmed.
      • It added the move would be good for the company's cost base by trimming the ‘increasing cost burden of complying with US securities regulations’.
      • This isn't to say programs haven't been trimmed; some have.
      • The jungle of various direct and indirect subsidies must be severely trimmed and taxes must be reduced.
      • The program hopes to trim that cost to $58 million per aircraft by fiscal year 2010.
      • A further 200 jobs are to go this year as part of an effort to trim another £15m in costs, the company said on Tuesday.
      • He's aggressively cutting costs and trimming his head count, research projects, and product line.
      • Jenkins wants to trim the evenings down to a manageable size.
      • Play is now restricted or curtailed with the par reduced and handicaps proportionately trimmed.
      • Indeed, few companies have faced up to the new reality by cutting staff, trimming offerings, or nixing expansion plans.
      • Indeed, in a time when companies are reducing inventory, trimming expenses, and cutting head count, maybe it is time to think about getting rid of certain customers.
      Synonyms
      reduce, decrease, make reductions in, cut down, cut back on, make cutbacks in, scale down, prune, slim down, pare down, salami-slice, dock, retrench on
      shorten, abridge, condense, abbreviate, telescope, truncate, curtail
    3. 1.3trim downno object (of a person) lose weight; become slimmer.
      he trimmed down from twenty-two stone to a mere eighteen
      Example sentencesExamples
      • If you're looking for a successful, safe and exciting way to trim down and lose weight, then Weight Watchers is available to you each week in the Ardkeen Community Centre.
      • Now he's trimmed down to 209, making him even quicker, without losing strength.
      • Her success has spurred her teenage daughters to trim down too.
      • Well, I'm happy to say I didn't have to do any trimming down.
      • But, since leaving the White House, Mr. Clinton has dramatically trimmed down and touted the benefits of a popular low-carb diet.
      • Interestingly, a somewhat trimmed down Dr Jules had kept his eyes closed during the minister's podium remarks.
      • He gains too much weight, forcing him to spend time trimming down when he could be refining his technique.
      • She joined the Slimming World group at St Mary's Infants' School and in just four months had trimmed down to her target weight of 9st 6lbs.
      • Ken Wood said the breaststroke queen had trimmed down and was mentally hardened for her Olympic gold medal bids in the 100m and 200m.
      • ‘I will be taking up new assignments only after trimming down my physique considerably,’ he confides.
      • In the nineties, action heroes generally trimmed down.
      • It means that those who pay their £6 for a full breakfast can trim down afterwards with a workout!
      • When exams are over, and summer begins, we become more active and trim down a bit.
      • McDougle finally has gotten serious about his weight problem and has trimmed down and muscled up during the off season.
      • Meanwhile Jacqueline, who has trimmed down from 12 stone seven pounds to nine stone seven pounds, is delighted with her new-found figure.
      • You have spent the summer trimming down to photo-op weight, and are itching to get it on with that smiling angel from the West.
      • It will build muscle, help to reduce the age-related loss of bones, get your heart and lungs working and trim down those hips and thighs.
      • At 89, LaLanne hasn't lost his passion for helping others trim down and shape up, either.
      • So what strategy does the Awesome Aussie employ to trim down to contest weight?
      • Not only do overweight men not want to trim down, those who are considered ‘slim’ are anxious to pile on the kilos!
    4. 1.4 Firm up or lose weight from (a part of one's body)
      the machine is ideal for trimming the waist, hips, and thighs
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Although still a big guy, he has considerably trimmed down his once hefty waistline and pumped up his upper torso.
      • I trimmed down your nose and face, and made you thin.
      • Middle-aged and pot-bellied, RON GODFREY challenges a luxury York fitness club to trim him down…
      • A moderate intake of the right types of dietary fats can help build muscle and, in many cases, trim you down.
      • He was put on a strict diet and exercise plan that trimmed away 39 pounds in 24 days.

  • 2Decorate (something), typically with contrasting items or pieces of material.

    a pair of black leather gloves trimmed with fake fur
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Meanwhile, a beige high-collared swingcoat was trimmed with pink grosgrain ribbon, a favourite technique of Jacques Fath.
    • But when deployed, the bottom edge - which is trimmed with a gasket - rubs against the painted surface of the rear deck lid.
    • They're trimmed with jewels and marabou feathers.
    • New Stockport Mayor Ken Holt made news in May by refusing to don the robes of his office during a swearing in ceremony because the robes were trimmed with ermine.
    • These particular pieces got trimmed with a wood edge.
    • The long, flowing sleeves were trimmed with lace, as was the hem.
    • The garment is often trimmed with lace, ruffles, bows and ribbons, optionally with spaghetti straps.
    • The sleeves and seams are trimmed with reflective material that's usually found on running shoes.
    • The hem was trimmed with white beads, and pearls and rubies framed the neck.
    • He wears a fine long cape, and his sleeves are trimmed with fur.
    • Specially imported mohair cloths were attractively trimmed with black Persian lamb and real beaver lamb.
    • For example, if it is trimmed with rayon lace, binding, or anything else, this will become a slightly different color from the silk.
    • There was one gown that looked almost large enough, but it was trimmed with lace and ribbons.
    • Studies and a large hall were trimmed with multicolored marble, and there were marble statues on massive quartzite bases in niches.
    • The threshold of the door was decorated with gold and silver, while the russet, wood door was trimmed with diamonds along the small sliver of crystal window.
    • It was midnight blue and the sleeves and neckline were trimmed with white, and the material was glowing in the dim light.
    • The shirt was trimmed with sea otter fur along the side gussets, the neck, and around the cuffs.
    • The robe is trimmed with ermine, which is the white winter coat of the stoat in northern regions of Europe.
    • The blade was trimmed with a demonic red, with a dark orange being the interior colour.
    • Her midnight blue dress was trimmed with cream lace.
    • The woman's dress was of green silk velvet, and its collar and cuffs were trimmed with silver patterns that flowed like rivers of script in their endless circles.
    Synonyms
    decorate, adorn, ornament, embellish
    edge, pipe, border, hem, fringe
    literary bedizen

  • 3Adjust (a sail) to take advantage of the wind.

    her jobs include trimming the spinnaker and dealing with the yacht's plumbing
    Example sentencesExamples
    • They can choose to either trim the sail, or get lost at sea forever.
    • Children gain ‘hard skills,’ such as kicking a soccer ball and learning to trim a sail.
    • While trimming sails as a beginner, Pogell discovered that the sport was an ideal vehicle for personal growth.
    • With the constant need to hoist and trim the sails, sore muscles have no time to heal and joints are braced at awkward angles for long periods of time.
    • The training schedule included inter alia trimming, starting procedures, current & wind, speed and racing strategies.
    • They trimmed the sails in out, in out, for hours and it made the difference.
    • The crew members would do more than steer quickly or trim the sails like speed demons.
    • David was meticulously trimming the mainsail when Howard stumbled out of the aft cabin and went up on deck, blinking in morning sunshine.
    • Svensson trimmed sail and continued on the course she had given him.
    1. 3.1 Adjust the balance of (a ship or aircraft) by rearranging its cargo or by means of its trim tabs.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Sure, every solo sailor has this terrible image of them falling off the boat and watching the boat sail away perfectly trimmed up, under auto pilot.
      • As the power changes, the airplane naturally trims nose-down, so the pilot trims up to compensate.
      • And the other sport is sailing, and I'm not sure how one helms, trims and focuses at the same time).
      • The ship was trimmed not only by pumping ballast out of the forward tanks, but pumping in water to partly fill aft tanks.
      • When he returned to the quayside from the cafe he noticed that the vessel was starting to turn in the wind and tide and was trimmed by the stern.
      • Because it has to be in trim for sailing, everything you take onto the boat must be counterbalanced by something that you take off.
    2. 3.2 Keep or adjust the degree to which (an aircraft) can be maintained at a constant altitude without any control forces being present.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Chances are, your airplane was trimmed when the instrument died - and it won't go out of trim just because you can't read one of the gauges.
      • You have to fly it all the time - it's not one of those aircraft that you can trim and then let it fly itself.
      • Because the control-stick steering was engaged, the jet was trying to keep one G on the aircraft and was trimming in the opposite direction of my inputs.
      • Next, direct the flight engineer to take over the engines and trim the airplane for the best climbing airspeed.
      • I trimmed out the aircraft and was setting up my instruments for the TACAN approach when I looked up to see something very bad.
      • As soon as the airspeed is steady in the climb, trim the aircraft to hold that attitude hands-off.
      • Out of the nearly 90-degree turn, I scanned the instruments and trimmed out the airplane.
      • You can never find out if the airplane is really trimmed until you let go; then, and only then, can you see if you were holding an out-of-trim condition.
      • If the airplane is properly trimmed, the correct stick position is held automatically, and no pressure need be exerted.
      • The airplane is stable and can be trimmed to fly hands - off, yet is easily controllable and handles well at all speeds down to and including stalling speed.
      • A properly trimmed airplane will do its best to maintain a constant speed should the pilot become momentarily distracted.
      • In trimmed flight the ATOS control bar is probably six inches further back.
    3. 3.3no object Adapt one's views to the prevailing political trends for personal advancement.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • There are only rare occasions when government policy is abandoned or trimmed.
      • The resolution was sponsored by the United States, though trimmed and weakened under pressure from various security Council members.
      • Old Labour leader George, torn apart by the contradictions that have led to this riot, suddenly thinks he sees who is to blame, and drops his trimming and concession-making approach.
      • The Catholic church is not a political party, trimming to pick up votes.
      • Pick a politician who did not trim and you find huge flaws alongside great strengths.
      • Nevertheless, like his early hero Gladstone, he refused to trim his sails.
      • Vocal in their condemnation of divorce and of the divorced, they have a convenient arrangement whereby people can trim and, well, lie, in order to pretend that a marriage didn't exist.

  • 4dated, informal Get the better of (someone), typically by cheating them out of money.

  • 5dated, informal Rebuke (someone) angrily.

    Synonyms
    rebuke, reprimand, reproach, reprove, admonish, remonstrate with, chastise, chide, upbraid, take to task, pull up, castigate, lambaste, read someone the riot act, give someone a piece of one's mind, go on at, haul over the coals, criticize, censure
nounPlural trims trɪm
mass noun

  • 1Additional decoration, typically along the edges of something and in contrasting colour or material.

    a red blazer with gold trim
    count noun the buildings were off-white with a blue trim
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It was rather an elaborate military uniform, with golden tassels on the edge of its golden epaulettes and gold trim on the cuffs and collar.
    • Exposed edges should be fastened to floor surfaces with trim along that edge.
    • Then I noticed the little blue book with gold trim lying on the counter.
    • Take your next cue from the mannequins seen in store windows: Stitch rows of ribbon and other trims along the bottom edges.
    • The walls are a pretty light blue, and there is trim along the ceiling that matches: it's a darker blue, with black swirls running through it.
    • He was thin, lithe and athletic and was dressed in dark blue trousers and tunic with embroidered trim, and a gold coloured lanyard hung from one shoulder.
    • When they are in the light times, they dress in fine apparel with bright colours and gold trim.
    • In the south one-story, whitewashed, flat-roofed houses with blue trim around the windows and doorways are common.
    • Replacing the green and white away kit of old, this new strip - again made by Admiral - has thick blue flashes with red trims down the sides of the sleeves and shorts.
    • Made of 100% cotton fine jersey, it features contrast neck and cuff trim.
    • The Coach Gallery Tote with new design details and fabrications is offered in both leather and suede with updated details such as patent and vachetta trim.
    • While the front of the stage was visible, upstage was hidden behind patched curtains of a faded blue with gold trim.
    • Cut the ribbing, ribbed-band or self-fabric trim a little shorter than the edge to be finished.
    • It was a royal blue colour with a bit of gold trim.
    • For most of the day I work on that one spot, taping along the marble trim, sealing the edge of the tape, painting and then repainting the bands.
    • Finally it pulled out a stunning white dress with gold trim and ornate decorations.
    • The bride wore a traditional off-the-shoulder ivory dress, with train and sequin detail, and a waist-length veil with pearls and gold trim.
    • He was clad in a blindingly white suit, with gold trim and edges.
    • Gold trim and decorations accented the burgundy, and made the place seem cosy.
    • Seats are extremely comfy and come in a stylishly patterned material with darker charcoal trim.
    Synonyms
    decoration, trimming, ornamentation, adornment, embellishment
    border, edging, piping, purfling, rickrack, hem, fringe, frill
    1. 1.1 Decorative additions to a vehicle, typically the upholstery or interior lining of a car.
      refinements such as air conditioning and leather trim
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Fine leather and decorative trim of ash-wood and aluminium add to the feel-good atmosphere.
      • Electric windows, decent stereo and leather trim for the steering wheel were all thrown in.
      • The cabin is spacious, and the test vehicle came with leather trim and electrically operated front seats as optional extras.
      • The dashboard and interior trim have been designed to set a new benchmark for the segment in terms of touch and feel quality, adding a new notion of prestige to the C-segment.
      • It was said to have a distinctive red trim around the wheel arches and hub cap.
      • The company's chief products are door handles, underhood bottles and interior trim components.
      • On another occasion four wheel trims costing a total of £100 were stolen.
      • Improvements to the interior include new upholstery and trim.
      • Buyers instead are often driving off with equipment or interior trim or even a paint color that they don't really want.
      • The Limited also has steering-wheel wood trim, a power rear sunshade, and bumper moldings with chrome-inserts.
      • It appeared sleek and comfortable in bright blue with white trim in contrast to the worn looking Communist era rolling stock nearby.
      • The car has a completely new dashboard and interior trim, with echoes of the TT sportster.
      • And you should see the quality of the interior trim.
      • Full hide trim finished in a light grey make for a pleasantly unclaustrophobic cabin.
      • The customised automobile had a high roofline, a stainless steel trim, brown leather seats and a sleek exterior.
      • So perhaps it could be sporty in terms of interior trim.
      • There's tasteful use of wood trim and leather throughout the plush cabin.
      • But behind the traditional leather and wood trim hide a multitude of high-tech systems.
      • Dismantlers are always a good source of interior and exterior trim (though bumpers are often the first thing to go in an accident).
      • It includes a magnesium cross car beam, electronics, climate system, steering column and trim.

  • 2count noun An act of cutting something in order to neaten it.

    his hair needs a trim
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He looked a little messy, with his hair desperately needing a trim as it was always ruffled.
    • I noticed my goatee needed a bit of a trim, so I shaved one side of it so it looked a bit more even.
    • Ah well, a radical trim of the lower layers of the bushes is called for, so that the cats can't hide there.
    • As you can see from my photograph, I'm in dire need of a trim.
    • I don't * want * to go to a salon that I can only trust to give me a trim.
    • Parts of lawn that yet retain their dew on the hottest winter days are resting from brutal trims.
    • Then there are the hedges themselves, which will very soon need a trim.
    • Speaking of hair that needed a trim, Liam had really let himself go.
    • Oh, normal people would call that a trim, but if I have less hair at the end, it's a cut.
    • Have regular trims to get the bonce in shape and remember to plan ahead.
    • I ended up getting only a trim cause my hair stylist liked my long hair a lot.
    • If the edge was good last year all that is needed is a trim with a hedge clippers or edging shears.
    • Hedges will respond best to regular trims, while there are plenty of products on the market to keep wood and metal fences looking their best.
    • Consequently, my hair has gone too long without at least a trim.
    • His brown hair needed a trim even as it curled darkly over the color of his faded green shirt.
    • We stumble across a dogs' hairdresser and watch through the window fascinated as a pooch gets a shampoo and blow dry after a quick trim, presumably to cope with the heat.
    • Across the yard Arnie was attaching a huge set of roller cutters to a tractor, preparing to give the second fairway a quick trim.
    • A TOP hairstylist is grooming his customers to help Manchester's tram network while they get a trim.
    • Yet even a quick trim of the back lawn went reasonably well.
    • Regular trims, conditioners and hair treatments all keep locks in the tip-top shape you want.
    Synonyms
    haircut, cut, barbering, clip, snip
    pruning
    tidy-up
    1. 2.1 A short piece of film cut out during the final editing stage.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • In addition, we get some deleted scenes, about ten minutes in total, which highlight tidbits and trims made to thin out the running time.
      • There are a few deleted scenes, but for the most part these are trims and pieces of footage that the Association most likely made them cut.
      • What we do get is a collection of about 24 additional out-takes and deleted scenes, a chance to see the trims and edits that went into creating some of the film's best sequences.
      • I did all the little things that needed to be done in the editing room, like organizing all the trims.

  • 3The state of being in good order or condition.

    no one had been there for months—everything was out of trim
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Keep in fighting trim, people; we will be needing you soon.
    • To have a chance of defeating this president, they must get their party into fighting trim.
    • Keep your claws in trim: this contains more or less everything that is useful for a manicure or pedicure.
    • His counterpart was a short, compact man, obviously in the type of shape and trim that came from self-indulgent working out.
    • This company isn't just back in fighting trim - it's stronger than ever.
    Synonyms
    shape, fitness, physical fitness, health, state of health

  • 4The degree to which an aircraft can be maintained at a constant altitude without any control forces being present.

    the pilot's only problem was the need to constantly readjust the trim
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The manufacturer recommends alternating tanks to keep the airplane in lateral trim.
    • As we slowed to do a controllability check, I needed almost the entire amount of available up trim to hold the jet level, but things still were manageable.
    • I gave a good wipeout of the controls and double-checked my flaps-half, trim and radar altimeter set.
    • On the first flight we almost had the perfect trim.
    • Use the rudder trim to help relieve the forces on your leg, but don't forget to zero out the trim on final.
    • This is how we end up with the airplane way out of trim without knowing it.
    • Pitch was the only axis of trim, and the control was mounted on the roof and activated by a horizontal crank.
    • For search and rescue missions the rescue hoist and winch are installed on the starboard side and the helicopter operates under hover trim control.
    • As with most aircraft stabilizer trim arrangements, the primary system consists of two switches on the yoke.
    • With six passengers on board, the pilot took off and immediately had a problem with the aircraft's trim.
    • In setting the automatic pilot controls, do not let the airplane get too far out of trim.
    • Part of the reason is that during this test flight, primary trim pitch control aboard the aircraft was lost.
    • Proper trim is essential for maintaining this balance.
    • We decided on Meridian, based on the difficulty the pilot was having in controlling the plane without trim.
    • Means had to hand-fly the aircraft without any trim.
    • Force trim enables the pilot to reduce the control forces to zero.
    • During climb, you have to hold right rudder as there is no rudder trim.
    • The aircraft had no trim and no attitude gyros; the only reference was the standby gyro.
    • Low-speed handling provides the student pilot with minimal trim changes when the flaps and gear are retracted or extended.
    • My IP would be hand flying the descent from altitude without benefit of trim.

  • 5The way in which a ship floats in the water, especially in relation to the fore-and-aft line.

    ships' masters had to check trim and stability before departure
    Example sentencesExamples
    • In consequence, a nuclear submarine proceeding at quite high speeds for protracted periods could become substantially out of trim.
    • No witness before the Subcommittee was able to offer any reasonable suggestion to explain how the ship could have gotten out of trim in that 24-hour period.
    • Put forward pressure against the trim to increase the speed, then ease the nose up and re-trim.
    • Discharge of the ballast would tend to affect the vessel's trim and Mr Pantouvakis would have noticed it.
    • Trim tabs enable you to adjust fore and aft trim, as well as compensate for a boat that's more heavily loaded on one side or the other to level out the hull's running surface.
    • A quick trip from the cabin to check the tiller and sail trim and to scan for other shipping, and the skipper was in from the cold again.
    • Thirdly, there was no evidence as to whether the vessel's trim had been changed after her arrival at Sepetiba to a more even keel.
    • The trim and the ballast on these vessels was a critical issue.
adjectivetrimmer, trimmest trɪm

  • 1Neat and smart in appearance; in good order.

    his face was freshly shaved, his clothes neat and trim
    a trim little villa
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The trim roadside lawns with shrubberies and annuals both here and on the approach to Cork give a most optimistic expectation of what the town has to offer.
    • Despite a trim silhouette, this mini CD / amplifier combo is so good that even high-end hi-fi systems risk being KOd by its talents.
    • I look around me at the trim gardens, the sound of residents rattling about in the kitchens, the bell informing them of the next unit of the day's timetable.
    • His tavern maid periodically cleaned Iamir's house, and kept the little garden trim.
    • She lived alone in a tiny, trim house on a quiet street.
    • Davies presides over the trim schoolhouse on Sanday, with the island's three children - a fourth is at secondary school in Mallaig - in her care.
    • Here's a slim, trim 16 gauge that can also be purchased with an extra set of fitted 20-gauge tubes.
    • Behind the trim lawns and the net curtains, behind the jigsaw of decency, a number of houses have extremist posters in the windows.
    • We watched from a bedroom window as a taxi drew up and a good-looking woman in a trim navy suit approached the front door.
    • To be fair, Alasdair McCrone's trim production is performed by a highly convincing, half-Irish cast whose energy serves the play well.
    • The private school Elliot attends is similar to his home with the dark wood, but the walls are blue and children rather than loose papers roam the area in trim uniforms.
    • Lots of worthwhile things got done today, domestic things, keeping the small ship of our household trim and balanced, clean and supplied with the necessaries.
    • These very trim and neat little craft will be a big addition to the club for their one class racing events.
    • The targeting system is fairly intuitive and the controls are fairly trim.
    • The numerous choices include various preferences, faders on/off, smart and trim tool selections and more.
    • These neat and trim premises and surrounds are a credit to the school's scholars and teachers.
    • We're in Walton-on-Thames in Surrey where Benedetti lodges with her accompanist and the latter's three young children in a trim cul-de-sac.
    • Perky, painless and politically correct, this frothy little farce benefits from a remarkably trim running time.
    Synonyms
    smart, stylish, chic, spruce, dapper, elegant, crisp
    informal natty, sharp
    North American informal spiffy
    archaic trig
    neat, tidy, neat and tidy, as neat as a new pin, orderly, in (good) order, well kept, well looked-after, well maintained, shipshape (and Bristol fashion), in apple-pie order, immaculate, spick and span, uncluttered, straight, spruce
    archaic tricksy
    1. 1.1 Slim and fit.
      she has a trim, athletic figure
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Don't miss this fabulous opportunity to enrol in Unislim and get yourself slim, trim, and looking fantastic for the Christmas season.
      • I guess that's what it takes to keep slim and trim, even after kids…
      • It seems to me that all of the food sector players will be forced to examine this serious upward movement of dietary consciousness that has suddenly gripped those wanting to be slim and trim.
      • Here are a few boating exercises that you can use to stay trim.
      • But if you're slim and trim, then you can have a blast.
      • And, as you glance down at your figure - unrecognisable from the good old days - you imagine she is still the same size and shape, slim, trim and trendy.
      • One would wonder at how he kept so trim with the enormous amount of food on his plate.
      • I'm tall and trim, and people often mistake me for someone who never eats, and is therefore too thin to support her frame.
      • But I want to be slim and trim when we go shopping, so guys will look at me and want me.
      • His trim body was covered from head to toe with symmetrical beads of sweat, which looked like little, glassy jewels sprinkled on his ebony frame.
      • He's slim and trim, doesn't smoke, hardly drinks, eats lots of fish, soya and salad, and does a half-hour workout on his exercise bike each day.
      • Combined with the tapered schnabel forearm, the rifle seems far more sleek and trim than others I've handled.
      • It is likely enough that pupils painted the background into which the master inserted the Teniers-like bright individual figures and their trim dogs.
      • On the other hand, even a 60-year old vegetarian is slim and trim!
      • That said there's little otherwise that is excessive in this trim and spare piece of emotionally and visually restrained film-making.
      • He turned 70 last October but is trim and healthy enough to appear at least a decade younger.
      • It makes you trim, slim and compact, enhancing the body image and self esteem.
      • Sexy plus size lingerie will make you fell like you've finally arrived and that you can be just as sexy as the slim and trim.
      • If you're someone who understands healthy eating, you'll realize that this is not the way to reach your goal of a toned, trim body.
      • Her body started to fill in while still keeping a trim figure.
      • Her trim body fits nicely against his, and her arm feels deliciously soft and smooth brushing against the fingertips of the hand he's resting on her waist.
      • She kept trim and fit, but she would always remain petite.
      • The self for which every individual in our society yearns is located in a body which is slim, trim, highly sexualised and, perhaps above all, young and healthy.
      • But she was reasonably trim, enough to still be classed as ‘slim’.
      • The catchiest car commercial of recent times is the one where a trim little vehicle suddenly breaks apart like a Transformer toy and starts dancing.
      • Specifics aside, this is one slim, trim, light package and every time you pick it up you marvel yet again.
      • All qualities, one may contend, perfect to maintain a slim and trim posture.
      • Also, since the film has a trim 78-minute length, there must be plenty of deleted scenes that did not make it into the final cut.
      • The result is that extra calorie that might otherwise be stored as fat in the body are burned up and the person who dances remains slim and trim.
      • For example if a plump girl who really wants to be slim and trim, sees another girl of her age with a perfect figure she will tend to feel jealous.
      • And a new physical regimen left him trim and fit, ready for the demands of eight shows a week.
      • The slim, trim title, suggesting an anthology of prefaces as an art form, is a leftover from Gray's earliest plan for the book.
      • But lamb is fighting back with new cuts - lean, trim, bred and butchered for the modern tastes.
      • Liz, who now weighs a trim seven-and-a-half stone, also revealed that she wants to have another child with new lover Arun Nayer.
      • Like so many women in their 40s I am finding it increasingly difficult to keep myself slim and trim.
      • She was trim and aware of her body, unafraid to diet to the point of starvation until she had matched her physical presence to her mind's ideal.
      • Simple trim lace and a dull leather waistcoat swathed his slender form, dampened in the moist morning air.
      Synonyms
      slim, slender, lean, clean-limbed, sleek, willowy, lissom, sylphlike, svelte, snake-hipped
      streamlined

Phrases

  • in trim

    • 1Slim and fit.

      she keeps herself in trim with visits to the health club
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Shepherd, older brother of former European super-featherweight title contender Charles, keeps in trim by running every day on the sands close to his Silloth home.
      • Once we reached our teens many girls wore corsets or corselets under their uniforms to keep their figure in trim.
      • It will give participants an ideal opportunity to get back in trim after the Yuletide festivities.
      • There was a graduated scale of different exercises, designed to keep the muscles in trim, as well as giving the heart a little exercise as well.
      • Such a desire to get/keep in trim results in you doing active things: gardening; going for walks; joining a gym; buying a bike.
      • Mark cycles in his spare time, but has been using gym and static indoor cycling - or spinning - machines to keep him in trim during wet weather.
      • I am feeling very fit and have kept in trim by bowling and training with the Australian Academy over the past few weeks.
      • It helps to flatten tummies and bumps and get you in trim.
      • If you want to get in trim for the summer then this may be the answer.
      • It's good mentally because you have to be alert the whole time and it's great physically because it really keeps your figure in trim.
      Synonyms
      fit, fighting fit, as fit as a fiddle, in good health, in good condition, in fine fettle, aerobicized
      1. 1.1In good order.
        Example sentencesExamples
        • A personality curve can be layered over that; later, additional filters can be imposed during a show to keep the system in trim.
        • And behind the pristine greens are the people who keep it all in trim - the unsung heroes of the fairways
        • The Ballymoon concern were impressive when beating Van-Elle of Westmeath a month ago and the Burnside brigade have kept in trim since by availing of Duffy Rovers indoor facilities.
        • It is a question he must ask every day as he looks in the shaving mirror to keep his designer stubble in trim.
        • Get your imagination in trim and conquer the art of pre-visualisation to reach the result you want to achieve.
        • In any case of tuberculosis, provide proper fuel, keep the furnace in trim, remove the clinkers.
        • It was particularly distressful for the Carlow No.6 in that he was only getting back in trim following a bout of septicaemia.

  • trim one's sails (to the wind)

    • Make changes to suit one's new circumstances.

      Example sentencesExamples
      • The courts have rightly trimmed his sails on that issue.
      • Briefly, since the hour is late, let us take a quick look at what strikes the Professor as an example of an academic trimming her sails to the wind.
      • If we are sailors, we will have to trim our sails and put them up.
      • We're hoping Congress can go on somewhat of a fiscal diet and start trimming their sails and stop spending so much money.
      • In terms of the existing business, the British market - which accounts for 28% of pre-tax profits - is the one most likely to force Goggin to trim his sails.
      • And Mr. Welch's singular skill has been taking fat, inefficient corporations and trimming their sails.
      • So I've sailed under false colors many a time, trimming my sails to the prevailing winds.
      • Yes, sometimes, especially when your job is on the line, you need to trim your sails to the prevailing winds - that's life.
      • Whatever you might think of him and his ideas, it can't be said that McClintock trims his sails to match his audience.
      • Smith has always shown an ability to sense which way the political wind is blowing and has trimmed his sails accordingly.

Derivatives

  • trimly

    • adverb
    • Now I'm the fat girl, jiggling and bouncing in unnecessary ways while Zeek, the greatest guy around runs fitly and trimly around the racetrack.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • We have a better representation of Queen Catherine in Dirk Stoop's trimly designed portrait (National Portrait Gallery).
      • A petite woman with penetrating hazel eyes and trimly cut white hair, Douglas has an incorrigible intensity and buoyant sense of humor.
      • Through the open doors one views a landscape with a cathedral and a trimly built manor-house.
      • Her eyes softened as she looked up at Damian, ‘Ok, just don't let it happen again’ she trimly purred with deadly implications.

  • trimness

    • noun ˈtrɪmnəsˈtrɪmnəs
    • The anxiety is not about the trimness of their figures, but the decorations on the shoulders and neck of the army uniform, when donned by senior officers.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • I love the trimness and casual uniformity of estate villages; they are what foreigners probably imagine all English villages to be like and, of course, come complete with squire.
      • The Avon winds through the grounds which are laid out in the English fashion - though with a certain absence of the stiffness and trimness of English pleasure grounds.
      • But he has done so with a resolute trimness, a disciplined avowal to say the poem only as it says itself, and no more.
      • We seek to fill our empty spaces with objects, titles, and transitory self-images of youth and trimness.

Origin

Old English trymman, trymian 'make firm, arrange', of which the adjective appears to be a derivative. The word's history is obscure; current verb senses date from the early 16th century when usage became frequent and served many purposes: this is possibly explained by spoken or dialect use in the Middle English period not recorded in extant literature.

  • The history and development of this word are obscure, and shows how dependent we are on luck for the survival of the information we need. Trim appeared in Old English in the sense ‘to make firm, arrange’, but there is little record of it in the medieval period. From the 16th century, though, it burst on the scene to serve many purposes, relating to fitting out ships for sea, preparing a candle wick for use, repairing something, decorating clothing, and cutting away the unwanted parts of something. A trim ship was well equipped and in good condition, which gave us the sense of a slim and fit person having a trim figure. To a sailor to trim a sail means ‘to adjust the sail of a boat’. On land to trim your sails came to mean ‘to make changes to suit your new circumstances’, from which we get a trimmer (late 17th century) for an unscrupulous person who adapts their views to the prevailing political trends.

Rhymes

bedim, brim, crim, dim, glim, grim, Grimm, gym, him, hymn, Jim, Kim, limb, limn, nim, prim, scrim, shim, Sim, skim, slim, swim, Tim, vim, whim

Trim2

proper nountrɪm

  • A town in Meath, in the Republic of Ireland, situated to the north-west of Dublin; population 7,700 (est. 2009).

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Definition of trim in US English:

trim

verbtrimtrɪm
[with object]

  • 1Make (something) neat or of the required size or form by cutting away irregular or unwanted parts.

    trim the grass using a sharp mower
    Example sentencesExamples
    • As soon as it approaches proper beard length, I trim it.
    • I carefully full-length sized them and trimmed them to a constant length.
    • The end of the nail is trimmed to size and then beaten with a hammer to make it too big to go back through the hole and this riveted nail cannot move again without snapping off.
    • His fingernails were trimmed to a neat band of white.
    • This leafy stretch of colonial residences forms the western boundary to Augusta National Golf Club, and just beyond Gate Six, eight inmates of the state prison are trimming the grass verge on the public highway.
    • Molina's crew trims hedges, mows grass, and has planted bougainvillea, jacaranda, queen palms and hibiscus.
    • The sheets of paper are trimmed to uniform size and then joined with rabbit-skin glue.
    • When it came to her diet, Randi decided to make small but significant changes: She started by trimming her portion sizes and adding a vegetable or a dark-green leafy salad to every meal.
    • I had noticed this morning that Nia's fingers were long and thin, her bitten down nails neat though she only trimmed them with her teeth.
    • With a French beard and trimmed hair, Mohanlal looks fresh in the movie.
    • Grapes harvested are collected in a shed, where groups of women trim the fruit into neat little bunches for about $1 day.
    • Who cuts their grass or trims their hedge in winter?
    • But, that would be a good thing, because they wouldn't have to trim hedges and cut grass, he noted.
    • A goat trims the farm yard grass just south of Five Corners.
    • For the rest of the day, I trimmed my portion sizes.
    • I went back to my very special hair care place, this time for a beard trimming session.
    • A local butcher will trim meat to your requirements on a one to one basis.
    • The next thing you notice is his neatly trimmed hair, beard and the nice suit.
    • After some judicious pruning, trim the rootball to size with your shovel and tilt the tree into the hole.
    • The situation mirrors 1996, when workers infuriated residents by trimming a patch of grass around the sign - after they added four feet to the height of the sign rather than get the mower out.
    Synonyms
    cut, barber, crop, bob, shorten, clip, snip, shear
    1. 1.1 Cut off (irregular or unwanted parts)
      he was trimming the fat off some pork chops
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Since the metal was still almost molten, Lona used a knife blade to trim away the excess.
      • Excess fat, muscle, and skin are then trimmed away before the incision is closed with fine sutures.
      • The new railway system is going to be small companies owned by labor cronies who can trim the fat as they see fair.
      • The excess can be trimmed later if it isn't needed.
      • Installation is difficult as you must remove door and trim a required amount off bottom.
      • It's the sport distilled and folded and filtered into a perfect representation with all the excess trimmed off.
      • Carefully trim off the excess using a hook knife (as used by carpet/lino fitters).
      • If you are limited, you are forced to trim the fat and leave the good bits.
      • With a paring knife, trim the stem ends of the okra without opening the pods.
      • Sortings were anything trimmed away as scrap or considered of lesser quality than the writing paper eventually packaged and sold.
      • Transfer the brioche loaf to a cutting board, trim the crusts, and cut into 1 inch slice.
      • The group is also working on specifications for a free open-source tool that would allow administrators to easily trim unwanted information from their logs.
      • Carefully unroll the pen some, and trim away any excess clay (cut it a bit short - don't allow the clay to overlap).
      • Gently trim away any excess chocolate and set aside on a parchment-lined sheet pan.
      • Wrap caul fat around layered rabbit, trimming off excess.
      • With a handy set of wire cutters excess can be trimmed.
      • Examples survive of all of these, although the intention must have been for them to be obscured by painting or trimmed away in the completed manuscript.
      • Its fat was trimmed away from the meat, then the meat from its bones, which were then wrapped in strips of its fat and roasted over a roaring fire.
      • Wrap the caul fat tightly around the pork chops, trimming off any excess.
      • Take several cuttings to allow for a percentage of failure and trim the leaves from the lower half of each cutting.
      Synonyms
      cut off, remove, take off, chop off, lop off, shave off, hack off, nip off
    2. 1.2 Reduce the size, amount, or number of (something, typically expenditure or costs)
      Congress had to decide which current defense programs should be trimmed
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The program hopes to trim that cost to $58 million per aircraft by fiscal year 2010.
      • Costs have been trimmed, new technology installed, the product range reduced and the workforce cut from 18,000 to 7,000.
      • Indeed, in a time when companies are reducing inventory, trimming expenses, and cutting head count, maybe it is time to think about getting rid of certain customers.
      • A further 200 jobs are to go this year as part of an effort to trim another £15m in costs, the company said on Tuesday.
      • For years, the health care industry had calculated that transaction networks were the best way to trim spiraling administrative costs.
      • This isn't to say programs haven't been trimmed; some have.
      • The jungle of various direct and indirect subsidies must be severely trimmed and taxes must be reduced.
      • I know that we've got to keep the pressure on the Chinese government to trim back the amount of army-owned industry.
      • That win reduced Johnson's handicap, which was trimmed yet further when she won the overall trophy in the Charity Medal Shield open to men, women and juniors.
      • There are quite a few areas where mobile costs can be trimmed, from controlling personal use through to getting the most sensible service for the executive traveler.
      • For instance, some solicitors are required to trim professional standards in order to meet the firm's strictures on cost effectiveness.
      • Cutting staff and trimming capacity may rejuvenate many Japanese corporations - but not without cost.
      • It added the move would be good for the company's cost base by trimming the ‘increasing cost burden of complying with US securities regulations’.
      • Jenkins wants to trim the evenings down to a manageable size.
      • Eakins's 1875 picture of a baseball player at bat trims nature to the size of a playing field.
      • The staffing levels and costs at the Darlington paper had already been trimmed to the bone to encourage a sale.
      • It is also reviewing design standards to see if the cost of the project can be trimmed.
      • Indeed, few companies have faced up to the new reality by cutting staff, trimming offerings, or nixing expansion plans.
      • Play is now restricted or curtailed with the par reduced and handicaps proportionately trimmed.
      • He's aggressively cutting costs and trimming his head count, research projects, and product line.
      Synonyms
      reduce, decrease, make reductions in, cut down, cut back on, make cutbacks in, scale down, prune, slim down, pare down, salami-slice, dock, retrench on
      shorten, abridge, condense, abbreviate, telescope, truncate, curtail
    3. 1.3trim downno object (of a person) lose weight; become slimmer.
      he works on trimming down and eating right
      Example sentencesExamples
      • If you're looking for a successful, safe and exciting way to trim down and lose weight, then Weight Watchers is available to you each week in the Ardkeen Community Centre.
      • It will build muscle, help to reduce the age-related loss of bones, get your heart and lungs working and trim down those hips and thighs.
      • So what strategy does the Awesome Aussie employ to trim down to contest weight?
      • Meanwhile Jacqueline, who has trimmed down from 12 stone seven pounds to nine stone seven pounds, is delighted with her new-found figure.
      • Ken Wood said the breaststroke queen had trimmed down and was mentally hardened for her Olympic gold medal bids in the 100m and 200m.
      • Her success has spurred her teenage daughters to trim down too.
      • ‘I will be taking up new assignments only after trimming down my physique considerably,’ he confides.
      • You have spent the summer trimming down to photo-op weight, and are itching to get it on with that smiling angel from the West.
      • She joined the Slimming World group at St Mary's Infants' School and in just four months had trimmed down to her target weight of 9st 6lbs.
      • But, since leaving the White House, Mr. Clinton has dramatically trimmed down and touted the benefits of a popular low-carb diet.
      • Not only do overweight men not want to trim down, those who are considered ‘slim’ are anxious to pile on the kilos!
      • In the nineties, action heroes generally trimmed down.
      • It means that those who pay their £6 for a full breakfast can trim down afterwards with a workout!
      • When exams are over, and summer begins, we become more active and trim down a bit.
      • At 89, LaLanne hasn't lost his passion for helping others trim down and shape up, either.
      • Interestingly, a somewhat trimmed down Dr Jules had kept his eyes closed during the minister's podium remarks.
      • McDougle finally has gotten serious about his weight problem and has trimmed down and muscled up during the off season.
      • He gains too much weight, forcing him to spend time trimming down when he could be refining his technique.
      • Now he's trimmed down to 209, making him even quicker, without losing strength.
      • Well, I'm happy to say I didn't have to do any trimming down.
    4. 1.4 Firm up or lose weight from (a part of one's body).
      Example sentencesExamples
      • He was put on a strict diet and exercise plan that trimmed away 39 pounds in 24 days.
      • Middle-aged and pot-bellied, RON GODFREY challenges a luxury York fitness club to trim him down…
      • A moderate intake of the right types of dietary fats can help build muscle and, in many cases, trim you down.
      • I trimmed down your nose and face, and made you thin.
      • Although still a big guy, he has considerably trimmed down his once hefty waistline and pumped up his upper torso.

  • 2usually be trimmedDecorate (something), typically with contrasting items or pieces of material.

    a pair of black leather gloves trimmed with fake fur
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Her midnight blue dress was trimmed with cream lace.
    • The woman's dress was of green silk velvet, and its collar and cuffs were trimmed with silver patterns that flowed like rivers of script in their endless circles.
    • Studies and a large hall were trimmed with multicolored marble, and there were marble statues on massive quartzite bases in niches.
    • They're trimmed with jewels and marabou feathers.
    • The garment is often trimmed with lace, ruffles, bows and ribbons, optionally with spaghetti straps.
    • Specially imported mohair cloths were attractively trimmed with black Persian lamb and real beaver lamb.
    • For example, if it is trimmed with rayon lace, binding, or anything else, this will become a slightly different color from the silk.
    • The robe is trimmed with ermine, which is the white winter coat of the stoat in northern regions of Europe.
    • The hem was trimmed with white beads, and pearls and rubies framed the neck.
    • The shirt was trimmed with sea otter fur along the side gussets, the neck, and around the cuffs.
    • It was midnight blue and the sleeves and neckline were trimmed with white, and the material was glowing in the dim light.
    • Meanwhile, a beige high-collared swingcoat was trimmed with pink grosgrain ribbon, a favourite technique of Jacques Fath.
    • The long, flowing sleeves were trimmed with lace, as was the hem.
    • The threshold of the door was decorated with gold and silver, while the russet, wood door was trimmed with diamonds along the small sliver of crystal window.
    • But when deployed, the bottom edge - which is trimmed with a gasket - rubs against the painted surface of the rear deck lid.
    • The sleeves and seams are trimmed with reflective material that's usually found on running shoes.
    • The blade was trimmed with a demonic red, with a dark orange being the interior colour.
    • He wears a fine long cape, and his sleeves are trimmed with fur.
    • New Stockport Mayor Ken Holt made news in May by refusing to don the robes of his office during a swearing in ceremony because the robes were trimmed with ermine.
    • There was one gown that looked almost large enough, but it was trimmed with lace and ribbons.
    • These particular pieces got trimmed with a wood edge.
    Synonyms
    decorate, adorn, ornament, embellish

  • 3Adjust (sails) to take best advantage of the wind.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The crew members would do more than steer quickly or trim the sails like speed demons.
    • They trimmed the sails in out, in out, for hours and it made the difference.
    • The training schedule included inter alia trimming, starting procedures, current & wind, speed and racing strategies.
    • Children gain ‘hard skills,’ such as kicking a soccer ball and learning to trim a sail.
    • With the constant need to hoist and trim the sails, sore muscles have no time to heal and joints are braced at awkward angles for long periods of time.
    • Svensson trimmed sail and continued on the course she had given him.
    • While trimming sails as a beginner, Pogell discovered that the sport was an ideal vehicle for personal growth.
    • David was meticulously trimming the mainsail when Howard stumbled out of the aft cabin and went up on deck, blinking in morning sunshine.
    • They can choose to either trim the sail, or get lost at sea forever.
    1. 3.1 Adjust the forward and after drafts of (a vessel) by changing the distribution of weight on board, especially cargo and ballast.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • As the power changes, the airplane naturally trims nose-down, so the pilot trims up to compensate.
      • And the other sport is sailing, and I'm not sure how one helms, trims and focuses at the same time).
      • Sure, every solo sailor has this terrible image of them falling off the boat and watching the boat sail away perfectly trimmed up, under auto pilot.
      • Because it has to be in trim for sailing, everything you take onto the boat must be counterbalanced by something that you take off.
      • When he returned to the quayside from the cafe he noticed that the vessel was starting to turn in the wind and tide and was trimmed by the stern.
      • The ship was trimmed not only by pumping ballast out of the forward tanks, but pumping in water to partly fill aft tanks.
    2. 3.2 Keep or adjust the degree to which (an aircraft) can be maintained at a constant altitude without any control forces being present.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Chances are, your airplane was trimmed when the instrument died - and it won't go out of trim just because you can't read one of the gauges.
      • Out of the nearly 90-degree turn, I scanned the instruments and trimmed out the airplane.
      • In trimmed flight the ATOS control bar is probably six inches further back.
      • Because the control-stick steering was engaged, the jet was trying to keep one G on the aircraft and was trimming in the opposite direction of my inputs.
      • The airplane is stable and can be trimmed to fly hands - off, yet is easily controllable and handles well at all speeds down to and including stalling speed.
      • I trimmed out the aircraft and was setting up my instruments for the TACAN approach when I looked up to see something very bad.
      • As soon as the airspeed is steady in the climb, trim the aircraft to hold that attitude hands-off.
      • If the airplane is properly trimmed, the correct stick position is held automatically, and no pressure need be exerted.
      • You can never find out if the airplane is really trimmed until you let go; then, and only then, can you see if you were holding an out-of-trim condition.
      • You have to fly it all the time - it's not one of those aircraft that you can trim and then let it fly itself.
      • Next, direct the flight engineer to take over the engines and trim the airplane for the best climbing airspeed.
      • A properly trimmed airplane will do its best to maintain a constant speed should the pilot become momentarily distracted.
    3. 3.3no object Adapt one's views to the prevailing political trends for personal advancement.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Old Labour leader George, torn apart by the contradictions that have led to this riot, suddenly thinks he sees who is to blame, and drops his trimming and concession-making approach.
      • Pick a politician who did not trim and you find huge flaws alongside great strengths.
      • Nevertheless, like his early hero Gladstone, he refused to trim his sails.
      • The Catholic church is not a political party, trimming to pick up votes.
      • There are only rare occasions when government policy is abandoned or trimmed.
      • Vocal in their condemnation of divorce and of the divorced, they have a convenient arrangement whereby people can trim and, well, lie, in order to pretend that a marriage didn't exist.
      • The resolution was sponsored by the United States, though trimmed and weakened under pressure from various security Council members.

  • 4dated, informal Get the better of (someone), typically by cheating them out of money.

  • 5dated, informal Rebuke (someone) angrily.

    Synonyms
    rebuke, reprimand, reproach, reprove, admonish, remonstrate with, chastise, chide, upbraid, take to task, pull up, castigate, lambaste, read someone the riot act, give someone a piece of one's mind, go on at, haul over the coals, criticize, censure
nountrimtrɪm

  • 1Additional decoration, typically along the edges of something and in contrasting color or material.

    we painted the buildings off-white with a blue trim
    suede sandals with gold trim
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Take your next cue from the mannequins seen in store windows: Stitch rows of ribbon and other trims along the bottom edges.
    • The Coach Gallery Tote with new design details and fabrications is offered in both leather and suede with updated details such as patent and vachetta trim.
    • Made of 100% cotton fine jersey, it features contrast neck and cuff trim.
    • Finally it pulled out a stunning white dress with gold trim and ornate decorations.
    • The bride wore a traditional off-the-shoulder ivory dress, with train and sequin detail, and a waist-length veil with pearls and gold trim.
    • Gold trim and decorations accented the burgundy, and made the place seem cosy.
    • Replacing the green and white away kit of old, this new strip - again made by Admiral - has thick blue flashes with red trims down the sides of the sleeves and shorts.
    • Then I noticed the little blue book with gold trim lying on the counter.
    • In the south one-story, whitewashed, flat-roofed houses with blue trim around the windows and doorways are common.
    • When they are in the light times, they dress in fine apparel with bright colours and gold trim.
    • It was a royal blue colour with a bit of gold trim.
    • While the front of the stage was visible, upstage was hidden behind patched curtains of a faded blue with gold trim.
    • Seats are extremely comfy and come in a stylishly patterned material with darker charcoal trim.
    • He was thin, lithe and athletic and was dressed in dark blue trousers and tunic with embroidered trim, and a gold coloured lanyard hung from one shoulder.
    • He was clad in a blindingly white suit, with gold trim and edges.
    • It was rather an elaborate military uniform, with golden tassels on the edge of its golden epaulettes and gold trim on the cuffs and collar.
    • Exposed edges should be fastened to floor surfaces with trim along that edge.
    • For most of the day I work on that one spot, taping along the marble trim, sealing the edge of the tape, painting and then repainting the bands.
    • Cut the ribbing, ribbed-band or self-fabric trim a little shorter than the edge to be finished.
    • The walls are a pretty light blue, and there is trim along the ceiling that matches: it's a darker blue, with black swirls running through it.
    Synonyms
    decoration, trimming, ornamentation, adornment, embellishment
    1. 1.1 Decorative additions to a vehicle, typically the upholstery or interior lining of a car.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The Limited also has steering-wheel wood trim, a power rear sunshade, and bumper moldings with chrome-inserts.
      • It includes a magnesium cross car beam, electronics, climate system, steering column and trim.
      • Buyers instead are often driving off with equipment or interior trim or even a paint color that they don't really want.
      • The customised automobile had a high roofline, a stainless steel trim, brown leather seats and a sleek exterior.
      • And you should see the quality of the interior trim.
      • Fine leather and decorative trim of ash-wood and aluminium add to the feel-good atmosphere.
      • The dashboard and interior trim have been designed to set a new benchmark for the segment in terms of touch and feel quality, adding a new notion of prestige to the C-segment.
      • The car has a completely new dashboard and interior trim, with echoes of the TT sportster.
      • There's tasteful use of wood trim and leather throughout the plush cabin.
      • On another occasion four wheel trims costing a total of £100 were stolen.
      • Improvements to the interior include new upholstery and trim.
      • Electric windows, decent stereo and leather trim for the steering wheel were all thrown in.
      • It was said to have a distinctive red trim around the wheel arches and hub cap.
      • Dismantlers are always a good source of interior and exterior trim (though bumpers are often the first thing to go in an accident).
      • So perhaps it could be sporty in terms of interior trim.
      • Full hide trim finished in a light grey make for a pleasantly unclaustrophobic cabin.
      • But behind the traditional leather and wood trim hide a multitude of high-tech systems.
      • It appeared sleek and comfortable in bright blue with white trim in contrast to the worn looking Communist era rolling stock nearby.
      • The cabin is spacious, and the test vehicle came with leather trim and electrically operated front seats as optional extras.
      • The company's chief products are door handles, underhood bottles and interior trim components.

  • 2count noun An act of cutting off part of something in order to neaten it.

    his hair needs a trim
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Have regular trims to get the bonce in shape and remember to plan ahead.
    • Regular trims, conditioners and hair treatments all keep locks in the tip-top shape you want.
    • We stumble across a dogs' hairdresser and watch through the window fascinated as a pooch gets a shampoo and blow dry after a quick trim, presumably to cope with the heat.
    • I ended up getting only a trim cause my hair stylist liked my long hair a lot.
    • Then there are the hedges themselves, which will very soon need a trim.
    • Parts of lawn that yet retain their dew on the hottest winter days are resting from brutal trims.
    • Speaking of hair that needed a trim, Liam had really let himself go.
    • A TOP hairstylist is grooming his customers to help Manchester's tram network while they get a trim.
    • Hedges will respond best to regular trims, while there are plenty of products on the market to keep wood and metal fences looking their best.
    • If the edge was good last year all that is needed is a trim with a hedge clippers or edging shears.
    • His brown hair needed a trim even as it curled darkly over the color of his faded green shirt.
    • Ah well, a radical trim of the lower layers of the bushes is called for, so that the cats can't hide there.
    • As you can see from my photograph, I'm in dire need of a trim.
    • Oh, normal people would call that a trim, but if I have less hair at the end, it's a cut.
    • Across the yard Arnie was attaching a huge set of roller cutters to a tractor, preparing to give the second fairway a quick trim.
    • I don't * want * to go to a salon that I can only trust to give me a trim.
    • I noticed my goatee needed a bit of a trim, so I shaved one side of it so it looked a bit more even.
    • He looked a little messy, with his hair desperately needing a trim as it was always ruffled.
    • Consequently, my hair has gone too long without at least a trim.
    • Yet even a quick trim of the back lawn went reasonably well.
    Synonyms
    haircut, cut, barbering, clip, snip
    1. 2.1 A short piece of film cut out during the final editing stage.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • I did all the little things that needed to be done in the editing room, like organizing all the trims.
      • What we do get is a collection of about 24 additional out-takes and deleted scenes, a chance to see the trims and edits that went into creating some of the film's best sequences.
      • There are a few deleted scenes, but for the most part these are trims and pieces of footage that the Association most likely made them cut.
      • In addition, we get some deleted scenes, about ten minutes in total, which highlight tidbits and trims made to thin out the running time.

  • 3The state of being in good order or condition.

    no one had been there for months—everything was out of trim
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Keep your claws in trim: this contains more or less everything that is useful for a manicure or pedicure.
    • This company isn't just back in fighting trim - it's stronger than ever.
    • His counterpart was a short, compact man, obviously in the type of shape and trim that came from self-indulgent working out.
    • To have a chance of defeating this president, they must get their party into fighting trim.
    • Keep in fighting trim, people; we will be needing you soon.
    Synonyms
    shape, fitness, physical fitness, health, state of health

  • 4The degree to which an aircraft can be maintained at a constant altitude without any control forces being present.

    the pilot's only problem was the need to constantly readjust the trim
    Example sentencesExamples
    • With six passengers on board, the pilot took off and immediately had a problem with the aircraft's trim.
    • During climb, you have to hold right rudder as there is no rudder trim.
    • This is how we end up with the airplane way out of trim without knowing it.
    • For search and rescue missions the rescue hoist and winch are installed on the starboard side and the helicopter operates under hover trim control.
    • Use the rudder trim to help relieve the forces on your leg, but don't forget to zero out the trim on final.
    • As with most aircraft stabilizer trim arrangements, the primary system consists of two switches on the yoke.
    • On the first flight we almost had the perfect trim.
    • As we slowed to do a controllability check, I needed almost the entire amount of available up trim to hold the jet level, but things still were manageable.
    • My IP would be hand flying the descent from altitude without benefit of trim.
    • Pitch was the only axis of trim, and the control was mounted on the roof and activated by a horizontal crank.
    • Proper trim is essential for maintaining this balance.
    • The aircraft had no trim and no attitude gyros; the only reference was the standby gyro.
    • We decided on Meridian, based on the difficulty the pilot was having in controlling the plane without trim.
    • I gave a good wipeout of the controls and double-checked my flaps-half, trim and radar altimeter set.
    • Part of the reason is that during this test flight, primary trim pitch control aboard the aircraft was lost.
    • Low-speed handling provides the student pilot with minimal trim changes when the flaps and gear are retracted or extended.
    • Force trim enables the pilot to reduce the control forces to zero.
    • The manufacturer recommends alternating tanks to keep the airplane in lateral trim.
    • In setting the automatic pilot controls, do not let the airplane get too far out of trim.
    • Means had to hand-fly the aircraft without any trim.

  • 5The difference between a vessel's forward and after drafts, especially as it affects its navigability.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The trim and the ballast on these vessels was a critical issue.
    • Put forward pressure against the trim to increase the speed, then ease the nose up and re-trim.
    • A quick trip from the cabin to check the tiller and sail trim and to scan for other shipping, and the skipper was in from the cold again.
    • Discharge of the ballast would tend to affect the vessel's trim and Mr Pantouvakis would have noticed it.
    • No witness before the Subcommittee was able to offer any reasonable suggestion to explain how the ship could have gotten out of trim in that 24-hour period.
    • Trim tabs enable you to adjust fore and aft trim, as well as compensate for a boat that's more heavily loaded on one side or the other to level out the hull's running surface.
    • In consequence, a nuclear submarine proceeding at quite high speeds for protracted periods could become substantially out of trim.
    • Thirdly, there was no evidence as to whether the vessel's trim had been changed after her arrival at Sepetiba to a more even keel.
adjectivetrimtrɪm

  • 1Neat and smart in appearance; in good order.

    his face was freshly shaved, his clothes neat and trim
    a trim little villa
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I look around me at the trim gardens, the sound of residents rattling about in the kitchens, the bell informing them of the next unit of the day's timetable.
    • Lots of worthwhile things got done today, domestic things, keeping the small ship of our household trim and balanced, clean and supplied with the necessaries.
    • The numerous choices include various preferences, faders on/off, smart and trim tool selections and more.
    • We watched from a bedroom window as a taxi drew up and a good-looking woman in a trim navy suit approached the front door.
    • These very trim and neat little craft will be a big addition to the club for their one class racing events.
    • These neat and trim premises and surrounds are a credit to the school's scholars and teachers.
    • His tavern maid periodically cleaned Iamir's house, and kept the little garden trim.
    • The private school Elliot attends is similar to his home with the dark wood, but the walls are blue and children rather than loose papers roam the area in trim uniforms.
    • Davies presides over the trim schoolhouse on Sanday, with the island's three children - a fourth is at secondary school in Mallaig - in her care.
    • The targeting system is fairly intuitive and the controls are fairly trim.
    • Despite a trim silhouette, this mini CD / amplifier combo is so good that even high-end hi-fi systems risk being KOd by its talents.
    • To be fair, Alasdair McCrone's trim production is performed by a highly convincing, half-Irish cast whose energy serves the play well.
    • Here's a slim, trim 16 gauge that can also be purchased with an extra set of fitted 20-gauge tubes.
    • The trim roadside lawns with shrubberies and annuals both here and on the approach to Cork give a most optimistic expectation of what the town has to offer.
    • She lived alone in a tiny, trim house on a quiet street.
    • Perky, painless and politically correct, this frothy little farce benefits from a remarkably trim running time.
    • Behind the trim lawns and the net curtains, behind the jigsaw of decency, a number of houses have extremist posters in the windows.
    • We're in Walton-on-Thames in Surrey where Benedetti lodges with her accompanist and the latter's three young children in a trim cul-de-sac.
    Synonyms
    smart, stylish, chic, spruce, dapper, elegant, crisp
    neat, tidy, neat and tidy, as neat as a new pin, orderly, in order, in good order, well kept, well looked-after, well maintained, shipshape, shipshape and bristol fashion, in apple-pie order, immaculate, spick and span, uncluttered, straight, spruce
    1. 1.1 (of a person or their body) slim and fit.
      she has a trim, athletic figure
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The slim, trim title, suggesting an anthology of prefaces as an art form, is a leftover from Gray's earliest plan for the book.
      • Here are a few boating exercises that you can use to stay trim.
      • For example if a plump girl who really wants to be slim and trim, sees another girl of her age with a perfect figure she will tend to feel jealous.
      • Combined with the tapered schnabel forearm, the rifle seems far more sleek and trim than others I've handled.
      • The self for which every individual in our society yearns is located in a body which is slim, trim, highly sexualised and, perhaps above all, young and healthy.
      • Liz, who now weighs a trim seven-and-a-half stone, also revealed that she wants to have another child with new lover Arun Nayer.
      • And, as you glance down at your figure - unrecognisable from the good old days - you imagine she is still the same size and shape, slim, trim and trendy.
      • Her trim body fits nicely against his, and her arm feels deliciously soft and smooth brushing against the fingertips of the hand he's resting on her waist.
      • And a new physical regimen left him trim and fit, ready for the demands of eight shows a week.
      • The catchiest car commercial of recent times is the one where a trim little vehicle suddenly breaks apart like a Transformer toy and starts dancing.
      • She kept trim and fit, but she would always remain petite.
      • The result is that extra calorie that might otherwise be stored as fat in the body are burned up and the person who dances remains slim and trim.
      • On the other hand, even a 60-year old vegetarian is slim and trim!
      • He's slim and trim, doesn't smoke, hardly drinks, eats lots of fish, soya and salad, and does a half-hour workout on his exercise bike each day.
      • She was trim and aware of her body, unafraid to diet to the point of starvation until she had matched her physical presence to her mind's ideal.
      • If you're someone who understands healthy eating, you'll realize that this is not the way to reach your goal of a toned, trim body.
      • Don't miss this fabulous opportunity to enrol in Unislim and get yourself slim, trim, and looking fantastic for the Christmas season.
      • It is likely enough that pupils painted the background into which the master inserted the Teniers-like bright individual figures and their trim dogs.
      • He turned 70 last October but is trim and healthy enough to appear at least a decade younger.
      • I guess that's what it takes to keep slim and trim, even after kids…
      • It makes you trim, slim and compact, enhancing the body image and self esteem.
      • But she was reasonably trim, enough to still be classed as ‘slim’.
      • One would wonder at how he kept so trim with the enormous amount of food on his plate.
      • Specifics aside, this is one slim, trim, light package and every time you pick it up you marvel yet again.
      • Also, since the film has a trim 78-minute length, there must be plenty of deleted scenes that did not make it into the final cut.
      • Like so many women in their 40s I am finding it increasingly difficult to keep myself slim and trim.
      • Her body started to fill in while still keeping a trim figure.
      • Sexy plus size lingerie will make you fell like you've finally arrived and that you can be just as sexy as the slim and trim.
      • It seems to me that all of the food sector players will be forced to examine this serious upward movement of dietary consciousness that has suddenly gripped those wanting to be slim and trim.
      • I'm tall and trim, and people often mistake me for someone who never eats, and is therefore too thin to support her frame.
      • That said there's little otherwise that is excessive in this trim and spare piece of emotionally and visually restrained film-making.
      • But lamb is fighting back with new cuts - lean, trim, bred and butchered for the modern tastes.
      • But if you're slim and trim, then you can have a blast.
      • All qualities, one may contend, perfect to maintain a slim and trim posture.
      • Simple trim lace and a dull leather waistcoat swathed his slender form, dampened in the moist morning air.
      • But I want to be slim and trim when we go shopping, so guys will look at me and want me.
      • His trim body was covered from head to toe with symmetrical beads of sweat, which looked like little, glassy jewels sprinkled on his ebony frame.
      Synonyms
      slim, slender, lean, clean-limbed, sleek, willowy, lissom, sylphlike, svelte, snake-hipped

Phrases

  • in trim

    • 1Slim and fit.

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Shepherd, older brother of former European super-featherweight title contender Charles, keeps in trim by running every day on the sands close to his Silloth home.
      • There was a graduated scale of different exercises, designed to keep the muscles in trim, as well as giving the heart a little exercise as well.
      • I am feeling very fit and have kept in trim by bowling and training with the Australian Academy over the past few weeks.
      • It's good mentally because you have to be alert the whole time and it's great physically because it really keeps your figure in trim.
      • Such a desire to get/keep in trim results in you doing active things: gardening; going for walks; joining a gym; buying a bike.
      • If you want to get in trim for the summer then this may be the answer.
      • It will give participants an ideal opportunity to get back in trim after the Yuletide festivities.
      • Mark cycles in his spare time, but has been using gym and static indoor cycling - or spinning - machines to keep him in trim during wet weather.
      • It helps to flatten tummies and bumps and get you in trim.
      • Once we reached our teens many girls wore corsets or corselets under their uniforms to keep their figure in trim.
      Synonyms
      fit, fighting fit, as fit as a fiddle, in good health, in good condition, in fine fettle, aerobicized
      1. 1.1In good order.
        Example sentencesExamples
        • In any case of tuberculosis, provide proper fuel, keep the furnace in trim, remove the clinkers.
        • The Ballymoon concern were impressive when beating Van-Elle of Westmeath a month ago and the Burnside brigade have kept in trim since by availing of Duffy Rovers indoor facilities.
        • A personality curve can be layered over that; later, additional filters can be imposed during a show to keep the system in trim.
        • Get your imagination in trim and conquer the art of pre-visualisation to reach the result you want to achieve.
        • It is a question he must ask every day as he looks in the shaving mirror to keep his designer stubble in trim.
        • And behind the pristine greens are the people who keep it all in trim - the unsung heroes of the fairways
        • It was particularly distressful for the Carlow No.6 in that he was only getting back in trim following a bout of septicaemia.

  • trim one's sails (to the wind)

    • Make changes to suit one's new circumstances.

      Example sentencesExamples
      • So I've sailed under false colors many a time, trimming my sails to the prevailing winds.
      • The courts have rightly trimmed his sails on that issue.
      • Yes, sometimes, especially when your job is on the line, you need to trim your sails to the prevailing winds - that's life.
      • Smith has always shown an ability to sense which way the political wind is blowing and has trimmed his sails accordingly.
      • And Mr. Welch's singular skill has been taking fat, inefficient corporations and trimming their sails.
      • We're hoping Congress can go on somewhat of a fiscal diet and start trimming their sails and stop spending so much money.
      • If we are sailors, we will have to trim our sails and put them up.
      • In terms of the existing business, the British market - which accounts for 28% of pre-tax profits - is the one most likely to force Goggin to trim his sails.
      • Briefly, since the hour is late, let us take a quick look at what strikes the Professor as an example of an academic trimming her sails to the wind.
      • Whatever you might think of him and his ideas, it can't be said that McClintock trims his sails to match his audience.

Origin

Old English trymman, trymian ‘make firm, arrange’, of which the adjective appears to be a derivative. The word's history is obscure; current verb senses date from the early 16th century when usage became frequent and served many purposes: this is possibly explained by spoken or dialect use in the Middle English period not recorded in extant literature.

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