trim (tr m)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.] trim  ly adv.trim ness 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)
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.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  trim - a state of arrangement or appearance; "in good trim"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"adornment - a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness miniver - trimming on ceremonial robes consisting of white or light grey fur | |
| 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 shapecutting 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"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" | |
| 3. |  trim - cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"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" 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" | |
| 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 foodsdress - put a dressing on; "dress the salads" | |
| 7. |  trim - cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden"thin out - make sparse; "thin out the young plants" shear - cut with shears; "shear hedges" disbud - thin out buds to improve the quality of the remaining flowers | |
| 8. |  trim - cut closely; "trim my beard" cut - shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of; "cut my hair" | |
| 9. |  trim - adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally usedship - a vessel that carries passengers or freight | |
| Adj. | 1. |  trim - thin and fit; "the spare figure of a marathon runner"; "a body kept trim by exercise" |
| 2. |  trim - of places; characterized by order and neatness; free from disorder; "even the barn was shipshape"; "a trim little sailboat"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" 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"plain - not elaborate or elaborated; simple; "plain food"; "stuck to the plain facts"; "a plain blue suit"; "a plain rectangular brick building" |
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 or dialect), soigné or soignée The neighbour's gardens were trim and neat.
neat disorderly, messy, sloppy, shabby, scruffy, untidy, unkempt, ungroomed, disarrayed
neat disorderly, messy, sloppy, shabby, scruffy, untidy, unkempt, ungroomed, disarrayed
verb
1. cut, crop, clip, dock, shave, barber, tidy, prune, shear, pare, lop, even up, neaten My friend trims my hair every eight weeks.
2. decorate, dress, array, adorn, embroider, garnish, ornament, embellish, deck out, bedeck, beautify, trick out, edge, border, pipe, fringe, hem jackets trimmed with crocheted flowers
3. cut back, reduce, decrease, cut down, prune, curtail, scale down, slim down, pare down, make reductions in, make cutbacks in, retrench on, dock They looked at ways they could trim these costs.
Translations
trim [trɪm]
A. ADJ (trimmer (compar) (trimmest (superl)))
B. N
1. (= cut) to get or have a trim → cortarse un poco el pelo; (on long hair) → cortarse sólo las puntas
to give one's beard a trim → recortarse la barba
to give the lawn/hedge a trim → recortar el césped/el seto
to give one's beard a trim → recortarse la barba
to give the lawn/hedge a trim → recortar el césped/el seto
2. (= good physical condition) to be in (good) trim [person] → estar en buena forma or en buen estado físico; [car, house] → estar en buen estado or en buenas condiciones
to get in or into trim → ponerse en forma
to keep (o.s.) in (good) trim → mantenerse en buena forma or en buen estado físico
to keep sth in (good) trim → mantener algo en buen estado or en buenas condiciones
to get in or into trim → ponerse en forma
to keep (o.s.) in (good) trim → mantenerse en buena forma or en buen estado físico
to keep sth in (good) trim → mantener algo en buen estado or en buenas condiciones
C. VT
1. (= clip) [+ hair, beard, moustache] → recortar; [+ hedge] → cortar, podar; [+ lamp, wick] → despabilar
to trim back [+ plant, shoot] → podar
trim excess fat from or off the chops → quitar el exceso de grasa de las chuletas
to trim back [+ plant, shoot] → podar
trim excess fat from or off the chops → quitar el exceso de grasa de las chuletas
2. (= reduce) [+ costs, prices] → recortar, reducir; [+ profits] → recortar; [+ programme, policy] → hacer recortes en (also trim back) [+ workforce] → recortar, reducir
3. (= slim) [+ hips, thighs] → adelgazar
4. (= decorate) [+ dress, hat] → adornar; [+ Christmas tree] → decorar
a dress trimmed with feathers/lace → un vestido adornado con plumas/con adornos de encaje
a dress trimmed with feathers/lace → un vestido adornado con plumas/con adornos de encaje
5. (Naut) [+ sails] → orientar; [+ boat] → equilibrar
to trim one's sails (fig) → apretarse el cinturón
to trim one's sails (fig) → apretarse el cinturón
6. (Aer) → equilibrar
7. (Orn) → orientar
trim down
B. VI + ADV (= get slimmer) → adelgazar
trim off VT + ADV = trim away
trim [ˈtrɪm]
adj
(= slender) [figure, person] → svelte
n
(= decoration) (on scarf, garment, furniture) → ornements mpl
(on car) → garnitures fpl
trim
trim:
adj (+er)
n
(Brit: = condition) → Zustand m, → Verfassung f; (= fitness) → Form f; in good trim (house, car etc) → in gutem Zustand; (person) → gut in Form; to get into trim → sich trimmen, sich in Form bringen; in fighting trim → kampfbereit
to give something a trim → etw schneiden; tree, hedge, beard also → etw stutzen; your hair needs a trim → du musst dir die Haare etwas nachschneiden lassen; just a trim, please → nur etwas kürzen or nachschneiden, bitte
(Aut, outside) → Zierleisten pl; (inside) → Innenausstattung f
(Naut) → Trimm m, → Gleichgewichtslage f; in/out of trim (ship) → in/nicht in Trimm or Gleichgewichtslage
(Aviat) → Trimm m, → Fluglage f
(inf: of book) → Format nt
vt
(= cut) hair → nachschneiden; beard, hedge, branch → stutzen; dog → trimmen; wick, roses → beschneiden; piece of wood (with knife/saw/plane) → zurechtschneiden/-sägen/-hobeln; to trim the fat (lit) → das Fett weg- or abschneiden; (fig) → sich bescheiden
trim:
trim size
n (of book) → Format nt
trim trail
n → Trim-dich-Pfad m
trim [trɪm]
trim [trɪm]
1. adj (-mer (comp) (-mest (superl))) → curato/a, ordinato/a; (house, garden) → ben tenuto/a; (figure) → snello/a
2. n
a. in good trim (car) → in buone condizioni; (person) → in forma
to keep in (good) trim → mantenersi in forma
to keep in (good) trim → mantenersi in forma
c. (embellishment) → finiture fpl; (decoration) → applicazioni fpl; (on car) → guarnizioni fpl
car with grey interior trim → macchina con gli interni grigi
car with grey interior trim → macchina con gli interni grigi
3. vt
b. to trim (with) (decorate, Christmas tree) → decorare (con)
to trim sth with sth (edge) → mettere un bordo di qc a qc
to trim sth with sth (edge) → mettere un bordo di qc a qc
c. (Naut) (sail) → orientare
trim off
1. vt + adv → tagliare via
2. vt + prep to trim sth off sth → tagliare via qc da qc
trim [trɪm]
1. adj (-mer (comp) (-mest (superl))) → curato/a, ordinato/a; (house, garden) → ben tenuto/a; (figure) → snello/a
2. n
a. in good trim (car) → in buone condizioni; (person) → in forma
to keep in (good) trim → mantenersi in forma
to keep in (good) trim → mantenersi in forma
c. (embellishment) → finiture fpl; (decoration) → applicazioni fpl; (on car) → guarnizioni fpl
car with grey interior trim → macchina con gli interni grigi
car with grey interior trim → macchina con gli interni grigi
3. vt
b. to trim (with) (decorate, Christmas tree) → decorare (con)
to trim sth with sth (edge) → mettere un bordo di qc a qc
to trim sth with sth (edge) → mettere un bordo di qc a qc
c. (Naut) (sail) → orientare
trim off
1. vt + adv → tagliare via
2. vt + prep to trim sth off sth → tagliare via qc da qc
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, knip يُقَلِّم، يُشَذِّب подрязвам zastřihnout, zkrátit beskære; trimme zurechtschneiden κόβω στις άκρες, ψαλιδίζω cortar, recortar; arreglar; (jardinería) podar kärpima, tasandama اصلاح کردن؛ کوتاه کردن leikata tailler לִגזוֹם काट छाट करना podrezati, ostrići rövidre vág memangkas laga, snyrta; klippa burt spuntare 刈る (울타리 등을) 깎아 다듬다 apkarpyti, apkirpti apcirpt; apgriezt memotong sedikit bijknippen stusse, klippe, beskjære przycinać a tunde, a tăia подравнивать prirezati podšišati klippa, jämna, putsa, trimma ตัด kesip düzeltmek, uçlarını almak 整理，修剪 підрізувати; підстригати چھانٹنا tỉa, cắt 整理，修剪
2 to decorate (a dress, hat etc, usually round the edges) She trimmed the sleeves with lace. omrand يُزَيِّن украсявам olemovat kante besetzen διακοσμώ adornar, guarnecer kaunistama آراستن koristella border (de) לְקַשֵט अलंकृत करना ukrasiti, uresiti (fel)díszít menghiasi skreyta tagliare, ritagliare 飾りをつける (~ 끝 부분을) 장식하다 papuošti greznot; rotāt; apdarināt menghias versieren pynte obszyć a împodobi оторачивать obšiti, obrobiti skratiti dekorera, garnera med band, kanta ตัดแต่ง biye/kenarına süs geçirmek 裝飾 оздоблювати; прикрашати سجانا cắt ngắn, xửa 装饰
3 to arrange (the sails of a boat etc) suitably for the weather conditions. rangskik يُوازِن الثِّقَل بتَوزيع الحِمْل подреждам seřídit trimme trimmen ισορροπώ, μπαλαντζάρω orientar trimmima آماده کردن؛ تنظیم کردن trimmata orienter לְכַווֵן מִפרַש עַל פִּי הָרוּחַ व्यवस्था करना skratiti előkészít (vitorlát) menyesuaikan layar hagræða seglum assettare 調整する (돛을) 풍향(침로)에 맞추다 atitinkamai pritaikyti/išdėstyti iegriezt buras ( atkarībā no laika apstākļiem) menyusun layar mengikut keadaan cuaca zeilklaar maken trimme seilene wybierać a orienta устанавливать к ветру prilagoditi okrenuti jedra trimma, kantsätta จัดเตรียม (ใบเรือ) ให้เหมาะสมกับสภาพอากาศ yelkenleri rüzgara göre düzeltmek 調整船帆 урівноважувати نظم کرنا chỉnh buồm 调整船帆
n
a haircut She went to the hairdresser's for a trim. knip تَشْذيب الشَّعْر، قَص أطراف الشَّعْر подстрижка zástřih (vlasů) klipning der Haarschnitt κούρεμα στις άκρες corte juukselõikus اصلاح؛ آرایش tasoitus coupe (de cheveux) תִספּוֹרֶת सुव्यवस्थित šišanje hajvágás potong rambut hársnyrting, klipping spuntata 調髪 이발 apkirpimas matu apgriešana memotong rambut het bijknippen stuss, trimming strzyżenie tuns(oare) подравнивание (волос) podstrihnutie, úprava vlasov striženje šišanje klippning การตัด kesip düzeltme, ucundan alma 修剪，理發 підстригання حجامت sự cắt tóc 修剪，理发
adj
neat and tidy a trim appearance. netjies مُرَتَّب، مُنَسَّق спретнат upravený ordentlig; pæn gepflegt συμμαζεμένος, φροντισμένος arreglado, aseado, cuidado korralik, kena مرتب siisti net, soigné מְסוּדַר, מְטוּפָּח ठीक-ठाक uredan gondozott rapi snyrtilegur curato きちんとした 단정한 tvarkingas kārtīgs; saposies rapi netjes ordentlig, nett, velstelt schludny îngrijit, dichisit опрятный upravený urejen uredan prydlig, snygg, vårdad สุภาพเรียบร้อย derli toplu, zarif 整齊的，整潔的 чепурний; охайний; прибраний صاف ستھرا، نفيس gọn gàng 整齐的，整洁的
adv trimly
netjies بِتَهْذيب، بِتَشْذيب спретнато úpravně pænt gepflegt φροντισμένα con arreglo/aseo/cuidado korralikult بطور آراسته siististi soigneusement בְּמַצַב טוֹב साफ-सुथरे ढंग से, व्यवस्थित ढंग से uredno csinosan, rendesen dengan rapi snyrtilega, vel (in ordine) きちんと 말쑥하게 tvarkingai kārtīgi; gatavībā rapi netjes ordentlig, nett schludnie îngrijit, cu grijă опрятно upravene urejeno uredno prydligt, snyggt, vårdat อย่างเสมอกัน biçimli olarak 整齊地 охайно; прибрано نفاست سے gọn gàng 整齐地
n trimness
netheid أناقَه، تَشْذيب спретнатост upravenost pænhed die Gepflegtheit φροντίδα, συμμάζεμα aspecto arreglado/aseado/cuidado korralikkus آراستگی siisteys aspect net קִישוּט व्यवस्थित रूप urednost takarosság kerapian snyrtilegt útlit accuratezza 整然さ 말쑥함 tvarkingumas kārtīgums; kārtība; spodrība rapinya netheid ordentlighet, netthet schludność aspect îngrijit опрятность upravenosť urejenost urednost prydlighet การตัดเล็ม biçimli oluş 整潔 охайність نفاست، صفائي sự gọn gàng 整洁
n trimming
1 something added as a decoration lace trimming. omranding زَرْكَشَة المَلابِس украшение ozdoba, lemování pynt; -pynt; besætning; -besætning der Besatz γαρνίρισμα, διακόσμηση adorno, guarnición kaunistus آذین koriste garniture קִישוּט उपकरण ukras, ures dísz hiasan skraut, skreyting decorazione 飾り 장식품 papuošimas rotājums; greznojums hiasan garneersel pynt, bord, besetning przybranie podoabă отделка ozdoba, lemovanie okras ukrasni detalj dekorering, dekoration, garnering เครื่องประดับ süsleme 裝飾物 оздоблення سجاوٹ کي چيز sự chỉnh 装饰物
2 (usually in plural) a piece cut off; an end or edge. afknipsel قُصاصَه ، حاشِيَه изрезки odřezky det, der er tilbage die Schnipsel(pl.) άκρες, απομεινάρια (πληθ.) recorte mahakärbitud osad زوائد tähteet chutes תוֹסָפוֹת कतरन otpatci, okrajci szegély bagian yang dipangkas afklippa ritagli 切り落し 베어낸 부스러기 apvadai, nuokarpos atgriezums reja-reja snoeisel avklipp ścinki margini; bucăţele обрезки odrezky obrezek otpaci od potkresivanja kanter, rester ขอบ; ริม kırpıntı 修剪下來的東西 обрізки ٹکڑا، کنارہ mảnh 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 toestand في وَضْعٍ جَيِّد в добро състояние v dobré formě i form in guter Verfassung σε (καλή) κατάσταση, σε φόρμα en buena forma heas vormis سالم بودن؛ در شرایط مناسب بودن hyvässä kunnossa en bon état, bonne forme בְּמַצַב טוֹב अच्छी हालत में u formi, u kondiciji jó karban van dalam keadaan baik í góðu ásigkomulagi (in buono stato) 調子が良い 건강 상태가 좋은 geros formos labā formā dlm keadaan baik in (goede) vorm i (god) form w formie în stare bună, în formă в порядке v dobrej forme v dobrem stanju u dobroj formi i fin form สภาพสมบูรณ์ formunda 身體很好，身體健康 в хорошій формі اچھي حالت ميں trong tình trạng tốt 身体很好，身体健康
trim → يُزَين zastřihnout trimme zurechtschneiden γαρνίρω recortar siistiä tailler podrezati spuntare 整える 깎아 다듬다 afknippen tilpasse przyciąć aparar приводить в порядок klippa ขลิบ kesip düzeltmek tỉa 修整
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