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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.

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

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trimly adv.

trimness n.

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trim

Adjective

[trimmer, trimmest]

1. neat and spruce in appearance: trim lace curtains

2. attractively slim: his body was trim and athletic

Verb

[trimming, trimmed]

1. to make (something) neater by cutting it slightly without changing its basic shape: his white beard was neatly trimmed

2. to adorn or decorate (something, such as a garment) with lace, ribbons, etc.: a cotton camisole neatly trimmed with lace

3.

a. to adjust the balance of (a ship or aircraft) by shifting cargo etc.

b. to adjust (a ship's sails) to take advantage of the wind

4. to reduce or lower the size of: the company has trimmed its pretax profits forecast by $2.3 million

5. to alter (a plan or policy) by removing parts which seem unnecessary or unpopular: the government would rather trim its policies than lose the election

6. trim off or away to cut so as to remove: trim off most of the fat before cooking the meat

Noun

1. a decoration or adornment: a black suit with scarlet trim

2. the upholstery and decorative facings of a car's interior

3. good physical condition: he had always kept himself in trim

4. a haircut that neatens but does not alter the existing hairstyle [Old English trymman to strengthen]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	trim - a state of arrangement or appearance; "in good trim" trimness neatness, spruceness - the state of being neat and smart and trim
	2.	trim - a decoration or adornment on a garment; "the trimming on a hat"; "the trim on a shirt" passementerie, trimming adornment - a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness braiding, gold braid, braid - trimming used to decorate clothes or curtains miniver - trimming on ceremonial robes consisting of white or light grey fur rickrack, ricrac - a narrow zigzag ribbon used as trimming
	3.	trim - attitude of an aircraft in flight when allowed to take its own orientation attitude - position of aircraft or spacecraft relative to a frame of reference (the horizon or direction of motion)
	4.	trim - cutting down to the desired size or shape clipping, trimming cutting off, cutting, cut - the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends; "the barber gave him a good cut" pruning - the act of trimming a plant
Verb	1.	trim - remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size; "pare one's fingernails"; "trim the photograph"; "trim lumber" pare dress - cut down rough-hewn (lumber) to standard thickness and width cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope"
	2.	trim - decorate, as with ornaments; "trim the christmas tree"; "trim a shop window" adorn, decorate, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify - make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day"
	3.	trim - 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 shorten - make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration; "He shortened his trip due to illness" spill - reduce the pressure of wind on (a sail) quench - reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance cut - have a reducing effect; "This cuts into my earnings" retrench - make a reduction, as in one's workforce; "The company had to retrench" slash - cut drastically; "Prices were slashed" thin out - make sparse; "thin out the young plants" thin - make thin or thinner; "Thin the solution" minify, decrease, lessen - make smaller; "He decreased his staff" detract, take away - take away a part from; diminish; "His bad manners detract from his good character" deflate - reduce or cut back the amount or availability of, creating a decline in value or prices; "deflate the currency" inflate - increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value; "inflate the currency" downsize - reduce in size or number; "the company downsized its research staff" subtract - take off or away; "this prefix was subtracted when the word was borrowed from French" knock off, shave - cut the price of
	4.	trim - balance in flight by regulating the control surfaces; "trim an airplane" balance, equilibrise, equilibrize, equilibrate - bring into balance or equilibrium; "She has to balance work and her domestic duties"; "balance the two weights" trim - be in equilibrium during a flight; "The airplane trimmed"
	5.	trim - be in equilibrium during a flight; "The airplane trimmed" be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" trim - balance in flight by regulating the control surfaces; "trim an airplane"
	6.	trim - decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods garnish, dress dress out, dress - kill and prepare for market or consumption; "dress a turkey" dress - put a dressing on; "dress the salads" adorn, decorate, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify - make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day"
	7.	trim - cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden" prune, snip, lop, cut back, clip, crop, dress thin out - make sparse; "thin out the young plants" shear - cut with shears; "shear hedges" pollard, poll - convert into a pollard; "pollard trees" pinch, top - cut the top off; "top trees and bushes" disbud - thin out buds to improve the quality of the remaining flowers
	8.	trim - cut closely; "trim my beard"         shave cut - shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of; "cut my hair" fleece, shear - shear the wool from; "shear sheep"
	9.	trim - adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used ship - a vessel that carries passengers or freight adjust, correct, set - alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels"
Adj.	1.	trim - thin and fit; "the spare figure of a marathon runner"; "a body kept trim by exercise" spare lean, thin - lacking excess flesh; "you can't be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare
	2.	trim - of places; characterized by order and neatness; free from disorder; "even the barn was shipshape"; "a trim little sailboat" shipshape, well-kept tidy - marked by order and cleanliness in appearance or habits; "a tidy person"; "a tidy house"; "a tidy mind"
	3.	trim - 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 tidy - marked by order and cleanliness in appearance or habits; "a tidy person"; "a tidy house"; "a tidy mind"
	4.	trim - severely simple in line or design; "a neat tailored suit"; "tailored curtains" tailored plain - not elaborate or elaborated; simple; "plain food"; "stuck to the plain facts"; "a plain blue suit"; "a plain rectangular brick building"

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trim

adjective 1. neat, nice, smart, compact, tidy, orderly, spruce, dapper, natty (informal) well-groomed, well-ordered, well turned-out, shipshape, spick-and-span, trig (archaic), (dialect) soigné or soignée << OPPOSITE untidy

adjective 2. slender, fit, slim, sleek, streamlined, shapely, svelte, willowy, lissom

verb 3. cut, crop, clip, dock, shave, barber, tidy, prune, shear, pare, lop, even up, neaten

verb 4. decorate, dress, array, adorn, embroider, garnish, ornament, embellish, deck out, bedeck, beautify, trick out

noun 5. decoration, edging, border, piping, trimming, fringe, garnish, frill, embellishment, adornment, ornamentation

noun 6. condition, form, health, shape (informal) repair, fitness, wellness, order, fettle

noun 7. cut, crop, trimming, clipping, shave, pruning, shearing, tidying up

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The difference in draft at the bow and stern of a vessel or the manner in which a vessel floats in the water based on the distribution of cargo, stores and ballast aboard the vessel. See also draft; watercraft.

Translations

trim [trɪm] adj (= elegant) → aseado; [house, garden] → en buen estado; [figure]: to be trim → tener buen talle

n (= haircut etc) → recorte m

vt (= neaten) → arreglar (= cut); recortar (= decorate); adornar;

(NAUT) [+ a sail]; orientar;

to keep in (good) trim → mantener en buen estado

trim [trɪm] adj → net(te); [house, garden] → bien tenu(e); [figure] → svelte

n (= haircut etc) → légère coupe (= embellishment); finitions fpl;

(on car) → garnitures fpl

vt (= cut) → couper légèrement (= decorate);

to trim (with) → décorer (de);

(Naut) [+ a sail]; gréer;

to keep in (good) trim → maintenir en (bon) état

trim [trɪm] adj [house, garden] → gepflegt; [figure, person] → schlank

n (haircut etc);

to have a trim → sich dat die Haare nachschneiden lassen;

(on clothes, car) → Besatz m vt [+ hair, beard] → nachschneiden (= decorate);

to trim (with) → besetzen (mit);

(Naut) (a sail) → trimmen mit;

to keep o.s. in (good) trim → (gut) in Form bleiben

trim [trɪm] adj → ordinato/a; [house, garden] → ben tenuto/a; [figure] → snello/a

n (= haircut etc) → spuntata, regolata (= embellishment); finiture fpl;

(on car) → guarnizioni fpl

vt → spuntare (= decorate): to trim (with) → decorare (con);

(NAUT) [+ a sail]; orientare;

to keep in (good) trim → mantenersi in forma

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trim

v trim [trim]

1 to cut the edges or ends of (something) in order to make it shorter and/or neat He's trimming the hedge; She had her hair trimmed.sny, knipيُقَلِّم، يُشَذِّبподрязвамzastřihnout, zkrátitbeskære; trimmezurechtschneidenκόβω στις άκρες, ψαλιδίζωcortar, recortar; arreglar; (jardinería) podarkärpima, tasandamaاصلاح کردن؛ کوتاه کردنtasoittaataillerלִגזוֹםकाट छाट करनाpodrezati, ostrićirövidre vágmemangkaslaga, snyrta; klippa burtspuntare刈る손질하다, 다듬다apkarpyti, apkirptiapcirpt; apgrieztmemotong sedikitbijknippenstusse, klippe, beskjæreprzycinaća tunde, a tăiaподравниватьprirezatipodšišatiklippa, jämna, putsa, trimmaตัดkesip düzeltmek, uçlarını almak整理，修剪підрізувати; підстригатиچھانٹناtỉa, cắt整理，修剪

2 to decorate (a dress, hat etc, usually round the edges) She trimmed the sleeves with lace.omrandيُزَيِّنукрасявамolemovatkantebesetzenδιακοσμώadornar, guarnecerkaunistamaآراستنkoristaaborder (de)לְקַשֵטअलंकृत करनाukrasiti, uresiti(fel)díszítmenghiasiskreytatagliare, ritagliare飾りをつける...에 장식을 달다papuoštigreznot; rotāt; apdarinātmenghiasversierenpynteobszyća îm­podobiоторачиватьobšiti, obrobitiskratitidekorera, garnera med band, kantaตัดแต่งbiye/kenarına süs geçirmek裝飾оздоблювати; прикрашатиسجاناcắt ngắn, xửa装饰

3 to arrange (the sails of a boat etc) suitably for the weather conditions. rangskikيُوازِن الثِّقَل بتَوزيع الحِمْلподреждамseřídittrimmetrimmenισορροπώ, μπαλαντζάρωorientartrimmimaآماده کردن؛ تنظیم کردنtrimmataorienterלְכַווֵן מִפרַש עַל פִּי הָרוּחַव्यवस्था करनाskratitielőkészít (vitorlát)menyesuaikan layarhagræða seglumassettare調整する돛을 조절하다atitinkamai pritaikyti/išdėstytiiegriezt buras ( atkarībā no laika apstākļiem)menyusun layar mengikut keadaan cuacazeilklaar makentrimme seilenewybieraća orientaустанавливать к ветруprilagoditiokrenuti jedratrimma, kantsättaจัดเตรียม (ใบเรือ) ให้เหมาะสมกับสภาพอากาศyelkenleri rüzgara göre düzeltmek調整船帆урівноважуватиنظم کرناchỉnh buồm调整船帆

n

a haircut She went to the hairdresser's for a trim.knipتَشْذيب الشَّعْر، قَص أطراف الشَّعْرподстрижкаzástřih (vlasů)klipningder Haarschnittκούρεμα στις άκρεςcortejuukselõikusاصلاح؛ آرایشhiustenleikkuucoupe (de cheveux)תִספּוֹרֶתसुव्यवस्थितšišanjehajvágáspotong rambuthársnyrting, klippingspuntata調髪이발apkirpimasmatu apgriešanamemotong rambuthet bijknippenstuss, trimmingstrzyżenietuns(oare)подравнивание (волос)podstrihnutie, úprava vlasovstriženješišanjeklippningการตัดkesip düzeltme, ucundan alma修剪，理發підстриганняحجامتsự cắt tóc修剪，理发

adj

neat and tidy a trim appearance.netjiesمُرَتَّب، مُنَسَّقспретнатupravenýordentlig; pængepflegtσυμμαζεμένος, φροντισμένοςarreglado, aseado, cuidadokorralik, kenaمرتبviimeisteltynet, soignéמְסוּדַר, מְטוּפָּחठीक-ठाकuredangondozottrapisnyrtilegurcuratoきちんとした말쑥한tvarkingaskārtīgs; saposiesrapinetjesordentlig, nett, velsteltschludnyîngrijit, dichisitопрятныйupravenýurejenuredanprydlig, snygg, vårdadสุภาพเรียบร้อยderli toplu, zarif整齊的，整潔的чепурний; охайний; прибранийصاف ستھرا، نفيسgọn gàng整齐的，整洁的

adv ˈtrimly

netjiesبِتَهْذيب، بِتَشْذيبспретнатоúpravněpæntgepflegtφροντισμέναcon arreglo/aseo/cuidadokorralikultبطور آراستهsiististisoigneusementבְּמַצַב טוֹבसाफ-सुथरे ढंग से, व्यवस्थित ढंग सेurednocsinosan, rendesendengan rapisnyrtilega, vel(in ordine)きちんと말쑥하게tvarkingaikārtīgi; gatavībārapinetjesordentlig, nettschludnieîngrijit, cu grijăопрятноupraveneurejenourednoprydligt, snyggt, vårdatอย่างเสมอกันbiçimli olarak整齊地охайно; прибраноنفاست سےgọn gàng整齐地

n ˈtrimness

netheidأناقَه، تَشْذيبспретнатостupravenostpænheddie Gepflegtheitφροντίδα, συμμάζεμαaspecto arreglado/aseado/cuidadokorralikkusآراستگیsiisteysaspect netקִישוּטव्यवस्थित रूपurednosttakarosságkerapiansnyrtilegt útlitaccuratezza整然さ말쑥함tvarkingumaskārtīgums; kārtība; spodrībarapinyanetheidordentlighet, netthetschludnośćaspect îngrijitопрятностьupravenosťurejenosturednostprydlighetการตัดเล็มbiçimli oluş整潔охайністьنفاست، صفائيsự gọn gàng整洁

n ˈtrimming

1 something added as a decoration lace trimming.omrandingزَرْكَشَة المَلابِسукрашениеozdoba, lemovánípynt; -pynt; besætning; -besætningder Besatzγαρνίρισμα, διακόσμησηadorno, guarniciónkaunistusآذینsomistegarnitureקִישוּטउपकरणukras, uresdíszhiasanskraut, skreytingdecorazione飾り장식(품)papuošimasrotājums; greznojumshiasangarneerselpynt, bord, besetningprzybraniepodoabăотделкаozdoba, lemovanieokrasukrasni detaljdekorering, dekoration, garneringเครื่องประดับsüsleme裝飾物оздобленняسجاوٹ کي چيزsự chỉnh装饰物

2 (usually in plural) a piece cut off; an end or edge. afknipselقُصاصَه ، حاشِيَهизрезкиodřezkydet, der er tilbagedie Schnipsel(pl.)άκρες, απομεινάρια (πληθ.)recortemahakärbitud osadزوائدlatvat, reunatchutesתוֹסָפוֹתकतरनotpatci, okrajciszegélybagian yang dipangkasafklipparitagli切り落し깎아낸[] 것apvadai, nuokarposatgriezumsreja-rejasnoeiselavklippścinkimargini; bucăţeleобрезкиodrezkyobrezekotpaci od potkresivanjakanter, resterขอบ; ริมkırpıntı修剪下來的東西обрізкиٹکڑا، کنارہmảnh bị cắt xén修剪下来的东西

in (good) trim

in good condition Her figure's in good trim after all those exercises.in goeie toestandفي وَضْعٍ جَيِّدв добро състояниеv dobré forměi formin guter Verfassungσε (καλή) κατάσταση, σε φόρμαen buena formaheas vormisسالم بودن؛ در شرایط مناسب بودنhyvässä kunnossaen bon état, bonne formeבְּמַצַב טוֹבअच्छी हालत मेंu formi, u kondicijijó karban vandalam keadaan baikí góðu ásigkomulagi(in buono stato)調子が良いgeros formoslabā formādlm keadaan baikin (goede) vormi (god) formw formieîn stare bună, în formăв порядкеv dobrej formev dobrem stanjuu dobroj formii fin formสภาพสมบูรณ์formunda身體很好，身體健康в хорошій форміاچھي حالت ميںtrong tình trạng tốt身体很好，身体健康