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Verb: trim (trimmed,trimming) trim- Remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size
"trim the photograph"; "trim lumber" - pare - Decorate, as with ornaments
"trim the christmas tree"; "trim a shop window" - Cut down on; make a reduction in
- reduce, cut down, cut back, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down - Balance in flight by regulating the control surfaces
"trim an aeroplane" - Be in equilibrium during a flight
"The aeroplane trimmed" - Decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
- garnish, dress - Cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
- snip, clip, crop, lop, dress, prune, cut back - Cut closely
"trim my beard" - shave - Adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used
Noun: trim trim- A state of arrangement or appearance
"in good trim" - trimness - A decoration or adornment on a garment
"the trim on a shirt" - trimming, passementerie - Attitude of an aircraft in flight when allowed to take its own orientation
- Cutting down to the desired size or shape
- trimming, clipping Adjective: trim (trimmer,trimmest) trim- Thin and fit
"a body kept trim by exercise" - spare - Of places; characterized by order and neatness; free from disorder
"a trim little sailing boat" - shipshape, well-kept - Neat and smart in appearance
"a trim beard" - clean-cut, trig - Severely simple in line or design
- tailored
Derived forms: trimmer, trims, trimmest, trimming, trimmed See also: lean, plain, thin, tidy, trimly, trimmer Type of: adjust, adorn, adornment, attitude, balance, be, beautify, correct, cut, cutting, cutting off, decorate, decrease, embellish, equilibrate, equilibrise [Brit], equilibrize, grace, lessen, minify, neatness, ornament, set, spruceness, thin out Encyclopedia: Trim Trim, County Meath |