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trim  (trm)
v. trimmed, trim·ming, trims
v.tr.
1. To make neat or tidy by clipping, smoothing, or pruning: trimmed his moustache.
2.
a. To remove (excess) by cutting: trim a budget.
b. To remove the excess from by or as if by cutting: trimmed off the rotten wood.
3. To ornament; decorate.
4. Informal
a. To thrash; beat.
b. To defeat soundly.
c. To cheat.
d. To rebuke; scold.
5. Nautical
a. To adjust (the sails and yards) so that they receive the wind properly.
b. To balance (a ship) by shifting its cargo or contents.
6. To balance (an aircraft) in flight by regulating the control surfaces and tabs.
7. To furnish or equip.
v.intr.
1. Nautical
a. To be in or retain equilibrium.
b. To make sails and yards ready for sailing.
2.
a. To affect or maintain cautious neutrality.
b. To fashion one's views for momentary popularity or advantage.
n.
1.
a. State of order, arrangement, or appearance; condition: in good trim.
b. A condition of good health or fitness.
2.
a. Exterior ornamentation, such as moldings or framework, on a building or vehicle.
b. Decoration or ornament, as for clothing.
3. Material used in commercial window displays.
4. Dress or equipment.
5. Excised or rejected material, such as film that has been cut in editing. Often used in the plural.
6. Personal quality; character.
7. A cutting or clipping to make neat: My hair needs a trim.
8. Nautical
a. The readiness of a vessel for sailing with regard to ballast, sails, and yards.
b. The balance of a ship.
c. The difference between the draft at the bow and at the stern.
9. The position of an aircraft relative to its horizontal axis.
adj. trim·mer, trim·mest
1.
a. In good or neat order.
b. In good physical condition; fit; slim.
2. Having lines, edges, or forms of neat and pleasing simplicity. See Synonyms at neat1.
adv.
In a trim manner.

[Middle English trimmen, to make firm, from Old English trymman, from trum, strong; see deru- in Indo-European roots.]

trimly adv.
trimness n.

trim [trɪm]
adj trimmer, trimmest
1. neat and spruce in appearance
2. slim; slender
3. in good condition
vb trims, trimming, trimmed (mainly tr)
1. to put in good order, esp by cutting or pruning
2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) to shape and finish (timber)
3. to adorn or decorate
4. (sometimes foll by off or away) to cut so as to remove to trim off a branch
5. to cut down to the desired size or shape to trim material to a pattern
6. Dialect to decorate to trim a Christmas tree
7. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical
a.  (also intr) to adjust the balance of (a vessel) or (of a vessel) to maintain an even balance, by distribution of ballast, cargo, etc.
b.  (also intr) to adjust (a vessel's sails) to take advantage of the wind
c.  to stow (cargo)
8. (Engineering / Aeronautics) to balance (an aircraft) before flight by adjusting the position of the load or in flight by the use of trim tabs, fuel transfer, etc.
9. (also intr) to modify (one's opinions, etc.) to suit opposing factions or for expediency
10. Informal to thrash or beat
11. Informal to rebuke
12. Obsolete to furnish or equip
n
1. a decoration or adornment
2. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) the upholstery and decorative facings, as on the door panels, of a car's interior
3. proper order or fitness; good shape in trim
4. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Hairdressing & Grooming) a haircut that neatens but does not alter the existing hairstyle
5. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical
a.  the general set and appearance of a vessel
b.  the difference between the draught of a vessel at the bow and at the stern
c.  the fitness of a vessel
d.  the position of a vessel's sails relative to the wind
e.  the relative buoyancy of a submarine
6. dress or equipment
7. US window-dressing
8. (Engineering / Aeronautics) the attitude of an aircraft in flight when the pilot allows the main control surfaces to take up their own positions
9. (Performing Arts) Films a section of shot cut out during editing
10. material that is trimmed off
11. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) decorative mouldings, such as architraves, picture rails, etc.
[Old English trymman to strengthen; related to trum strong, Old Irish druma tree, Russian drom thicket]
trimly  adv
trimness  n

Trim [trɪm]
n
(Placename) the county town of Meath, Republic of Ireland; 12th-century castle, medieval cathedral; textiles and machinery. Pop.: 18 120 (1991)

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