Trim - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
the trim on a shirt
- cutting down to the desired size or shape (syn: clipping, trimming)
verb
trim lumber
trim a shop window
- balance in flight by regulating the control surfaces
- cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of (syn: clip, crop, cut back, dress, lop, prune, snip)
- cut closely (syn: shave)
adjective
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
Word forms
I/you/we/they: trim
he/she/it: trims
present participle: trimming
past tense: trimmed
past participle: trimmed
comparative: trimmer
superlative: trimmest
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