trim | English to English Dictionary

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trim

(tr/I/m )

Fitly adjusted; being in good order., or made ready for service or use; firm; compact; snug; neat; fair; as, the ship is trim, or trim built; everything about the man is trim; a person is trim when his body is well shaped and firm; his dress is trim when it fits closely to his body, and appears tight and snug; a man or a soldier is trim when he stands erect.(adjective)

source: webster1913

a state of arrangement or appearance(noun.state)

Example:
In good trim.

Synonym:
trimness

source: wordnet30
a decoration or adornment on a garment(noun.artifact)

Example:
The trimming on a hat.
The trim on a shirt.

Synonym:
passementerie, trimming

source: wordnet30
attitude of an aircraft in flight when allowed to take its own orientation(noun.linkdef)

source: wordnet30
cutting down to the desired size or shape(noun.act)

Synonym:
clipping, trimming

source: wordnet30
Dress; gear; ornaments.(noun)

source: webster1913

remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size(verb.contact)

Example:
Trim the photograph.
Trim lumber.

Synonym:
pare

source: wordnet30
decorate, as with ornaments(verb.creation)

Example:
Trim the christmas tree.
Trim a shop window.

source: wordnet30
cut down on; make a reduction in(verb.change)

Synonym:
bring down, cut, cut back, cut down, reduce, trim back, trim down

source: wordnet30
balance in flight by regulating the control surfaces(verb.stative)

Example:
Trim an airplane.

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be in equilibrium during a flight(verb.stative)

Example:
The airplane trimmed.

source: wordnet30
decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods(verb.creation)

Synonym:
dress, garnish

source: wordnet30
cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of(verb.contact)

Synonym:
clip, crop, cut back, dress, lop, prune, snip

source: wordnet30
cut closely(verb.contact)

Example:
Trim my beard.

Synonym:
shave

source: wordnet30
adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used(verb.change)

source: wordnet30
To make trim; to put in due order for any purpose; to make right, neat, or pleasing; to adjust.(verb)

source: webster1913
To balance; to fluctuate between parties, so as to appear to favor each.(verb)

source: webster1913