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trim - 18 definitions

- noun
1. trim -- a state of arrangement or appearance; "in good trim"
synonyms: trimness
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
2. trimming -- a decoration or adornment on a garment; "the trimming on a hat"; "the trim on a shirt"
synonyms: trimming, passementerie
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
3. trim -- attitude of an aircraft in flight when allowed to take its own orientation
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
4. trim -- cutting down to the desired size or shape
synonyms: trimming, clipping
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
- verb
5. pare -- remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size; "pare one's fingernails"; "trim the photograph"; "trim lumber"
synonyms: pare
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
6. trim -- decorate, as with ornaments; "trim the christmas tree"; "trim a shop window"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
7. reduce -- cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"
synonyms: reduce, cut down, cut back, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
8. trim -- balance in flight by regulating the control surfaces; "trim an airplane"
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9. trim -- be in equilibrium during a flight; "The airplane trimmed"
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10. trim -- decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
synonyms: garnish, dress
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
11. snip -- cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden"
synonyms: snip, clip, crop, lop, dress, prune, cut back
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
12. shave -- cut closely; "trim my beard"
synonyms: shave
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13. trim -- adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used
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14. trim, trims -- to make trim by cutting
synonyms: trims, retrim, trimmed, trimmest, snod
Source:OWL 2 Web Ontology Language
 
- adjective
15. spare -- thin and fit; "the spare figure of a marathon runner"; "a body kept trim by exercise"
synonyms: spare
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
16. shipshape -- of places; characterized by order and neatness; free from disorder; "even the barn was shipshape"; "a trim little sailboat"
synonyms: shipshape, well-kept
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
17. clean-cut -- neat and smart in appearance; "a clean-cut and well-bred young man"; "the trig corporal in his jaunty cap"; "a trim beard"
synonyms: clean-cut, trig
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
18. tailored -- severely simple in line or design; "a neat tailored suit"; "tailored curtains"
synonyms: tailored
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