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