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trim
A	noun
	1	trim, trimming, clipping
			cutting down to the desired size or shape
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚action ╚change ╚change of magnitude ╚decrease; diminution; reduction; step-down ╚shortening ╚cut; cutting; cutting off ╚trim, trimming, clipping ╚pruning
	2	trimming, trim, passementerie
			a decoration or adornment on a garment; "the trimming on a hat"; "the trim on a shirt"
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚artifact; artefact ╚decoration; ornament; ornamentation ╚adornment ╚trimming, trim, passementerie ╚rickrack; ricrac ╚miniver ╚braid; gold braid; braiding
	3	trim
			attitude of an aircraft in flight when allowed to take its own orientation
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚relation ╚position; spatial relation ╚direction ╚orientation ╚attitude ╚trim
	4	trim, trimness
			a state of arrangement or appearance; "in good trim"
		Category Tree: state ╚condition; status ╚orderliness; order ╚tidiness ╚neatness; spruceness ╚trim, trimness
B	verb
	1	trim
			adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used
		Category Tree: change; alter; modify ╚adjust; set; correct ╚trim
	2	reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down
			cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"
		Category Tree: change; alter; modify ╚decrease; lessen; minify ╚reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down ╚inflate ╚deflate ╚take away; detract ╚thin ╚thin out ╚slash ╚retrench ╚quench ╚shorten
	3	shave, trim
			cut closely; "trim my beard"
		Category Tree: change; alter; modify ╚shorten ╚cut ╚shave, trim ╚fleece; shear
	4	pare, trim
			remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size; "pare one's fingernails"; "trim the photograph"; "trim lumber"
		Category Tree: move; displace ╚separate; disunite; divide; part ╚cut ╚pare, trim ╚dress
	5	snip, clip, crop, trim, lop, dress, prune, cut back
			cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden"
		Category Tree: change; alter; modify ╚decrease; lessen; minify ╚reduce; cut down; cut back; trim; trim down; trim back; cut; bring down ╚thin out ╚snip, clip, crop, trim, lop, dress, prune, cut back
	6	trim, garnish, dress
			decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
		Category Tree: change; alter; modify ╚decorate; adorn; grace; ornament; embellish; beautify ╚trim, garnish, dress
	7	trim
			decorate, as with ornaments; "trim the christmas tree"; "trim a shop window"
		Category Tree: change; alter; modify ╚decorate; adorn; grace; ornament; embellish; beautify ╚trim
	8	trim
			be in equilibrium during a flight; "The airplane trimmed"
		Category Tree: be ╚trim
	9	trim
			balance in flight by regulating the control surfaces; "trim an airplane"
		Category Tree: change; alter; modify ╚adjust; set; correct ╚match; fit ╚balance; equilibrate; equilibrize; equilibrise ╚trim
C	adjective
	1	spare, trim
			thin and fit; "the spare figure of a marathon runner"; "a body kept trim by exercise"

	2	tailored, trim
			severely simple in line or design; "a neat tailored suit"; "tailored curtains"

	3	clean-cut, trig, trim
			(of persons) neat and smart in appearance; "a clean-cut and well-bred young man"; "the trig corporal in his jaunty cap"

	4	shipshape, trim, well-kept
			of places; characterized by order and neatness; free from disorder; "even the barn was shipshape"; "a trim little sailboat"

	5	kempt, tidy, trim
			(used of hair) neat and tidy; "a nicely kempt beard"

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