trim /trim/

1. To put in due condition
2. To fit out
3. To make ready for sailing
4. To adjust the balance of (a boat, submarine or aircraft)
5. To dress, arrange
6. To set in order
7. To decorate (clothes, etc) eg with ribbons, lace, contrasting edging, etc
8. To make tidy or neat
9. To clip into shape
10. To make compact
11. To reduce the size of, by removing excess
12. To smooth
13. To rebuke sharply
14. To thrash
15. To cheat (slang)
16. To adjust the inclination of a plane to the horizontal

1. To balance
2. To balance or fluctuate between parties, be a trimmer
3. To adjust one's behaviour as expediency dictates

1. In good order
2. Neat
3. Tidy
4. Well-kept
5. Clean-cut
6. Slim

Trimly

1. Condition for sailing or flight
2. Balance
3. Condition, order
4. A fit, trim condition
5. Humour, disposition, temper, way
6. Array
7. Fittings
8. The colour scheme and chrome parts on the outside of a car, etc, or the upholstery, door-handles, etc inside it
9. Decorative additions to clothes, eg contrasting edging, etc
10. An act of trimming
11. Window-dressing (US)
12. Parts trimmed off
13. Adjustment of an aircraft's controls to achieve stability in a desired condition of flight

trimˈly adverb

trimmˈer noun

1. Someone who or something that trims
2. A person who fluctuates between parties, adjusting his or her opinions, etc to match his or her changing loyalties
3. A timeserver
4. A scold
5. Anything trouncing or redoubtable
6. A small horizontal beam on a floor into which the ends of joists are framed
7. A variable capacitor of small capacitance used to take up discrepancies between self and stray capacitances in a circuit (elec eng)
8. A float bearing a baited hook and line, used in fishing for pike
9. A trimming tab
10. Something fine, excellent, approved of (Aust and NZ informal)

trimmˈing noun

1. Making trim
2. Balancing
3. Clipping
4. A sharp rebuke
5. (usu in pl) ornamental additions
6. (in pl) accessories
7. (in pl) sauces and other accompaniments for a dish
8. (in pl) fittings
9. (in pl) parts trimmed off

That trims

trimmˈingly adverb

trimˈness noun

trimming tab or trimˈtab noun

A tab or aerofoil on an aircraft or boat, that can be adjusted in mid-passage to trim the craft

trim size noun (printing)

The size of a book once its pages are trimmed

trim one's sails

To rule one's conduct, principles, etc, to accord with prevailing circumstances

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