Trim - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |trɪm|  American pronunciation of the word trim
Brit.  |trɪm|  British pronunciation of the word trim

noun

- a state of arrangement or appearance
in good trim
- a decoration or adornment on a garment (syn: passementerie, trimming)
the trimming on a hat
the trim on a shirt
- attitude of an aircraft in flight when allowed to take its own orientation
- cutting down to the desired size or shape (syn: clipping, trimming)

verb

- remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size (syn: pare)
trim the photograph
trim lumber
- decorate, as with ornaments
trim the christmas tree
trim a shop window
- cut down on; make a reduction in (syn: bring down, cut, cut back, cut down, reduce, trim down)
- balance in flight by regulating the control surfaces
trim an airplane
- be in equilibrium during a flight
The airplane trimmed
- decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods (syn: dress, garnish)
- cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of (syn: clip, crop, cut back, dress, lop, prune, snip)
- cut closely (syn: shave)
trim my beard
- adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used

adjective

- thin and fit (syn: spare)
a body kept trim by exercise
- of places; characterized by order and neatness; free from disorder (syn: shipshape)
a trim little sailboat
- neat and smart in appearance (syn: clean-cut, trig)
a trim beard
- severely simple in line or design (syn: tailored)

Extra examples

The hedges need to be trimmed.

They are looking for ways to trim the budget.

We trimmed the Christmas tree.

She has a trim figure.

He keeps fit and trim by biking.

...the doctor declared her to be in good trim for the race...

We shall have to trim our spending down to fit our income.

The coat was trimmed with fur.

He trimmed me at chess.

She saw him in his travelling trim.

The vessel had got out of trim.

I am in good marching trim.

His wife knows well his trim.

He keeps trim by jogging.

The ship was trim.

Phrasal verbs

trim down  — cut down on; make a reduction in

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: trim
he/she/it: trims
present participle: trimming
past tense: trimmed
past participle: trimmed
adjective
comparative: trimmer
superlative: trimmest
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