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trim

• (s) thin and fit
  • the spare figure of a marathon runner
  • a body kept trim by exercise
  spare,
• (s) of places; characterized by order and neatness; free from disorder
  • even the barn was shipshape
  • a trim little sailboat
  shipshape, well-kept,
• (s) neat and smart in appearance
  • a clean-cut and well-bred young man
  • the trig corporal in his jaunty cap
  • a trim beard
  clean-cut, trig,
• (s) severely simple in line or design
  • a neat tailored suit
  • tailored curtains
  tailored,

Nouns

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

Verbs

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

Synonyms

trimness spare pare shipshape well-kept passementerie trimming clean-cut trig cut down reduce trim back trim down cut cut back bring down tailored clipping garnish dress prune lop snip clip crop shave

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