trimming

trim·ming

 (trĭm′ĭng)
n.
1. The act of one that trims.
2. Something added as decoration or ornament, especially a band of lace or embroidery on clothing.
3. trimmings Accessories; extras: roast turkey with all the trimmings.
4. trimmings Scraps or material removed when something is trimmed.
5. Informal A sound defeat, beating, or punishment.
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trimming

(ˈtrɪmɪŋ)
n
1. an extra piece used to decorate or complete
2. (plural) usual or traditional accompaniments: roast turkey with all the trimmings.
3. (plural) parts that are cut off
4. (plural) dialect ornaments; decorations: Christmas trimmings.
5. informal a reproof, beating, or defeat
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trim•ming

(ˈtrɪm ɪŋ)

n.
1. anything used or serving to decorate or complete: the trimming on a uniform.
2. Usu., trimmings. an accompaniment or garnish to a main dish: roast turkey with all the trimmings.
3. trimmings, pieces cut off in trimming, clipping, paring, or pruning.
4. the act of a person or thing that trims.
5. a beating or thrashing.
6. a defeat: Our team took quite a trimming.
[1510–20]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.trimming - the act of adding decorationtrimming - the act of adding decoration; "the children had to be in bed before it was time for the trimming of the tree"
decoration - the act of decorating something (in the hope of making it more attractive)
2.trimming - a decoration or adornment on a garmenttrimming - 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
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.trimming - cutting down to the desired size or shapetrimming - cutting down to the desired size or shape
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
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trimming

noun
1. decoration, edging, border, piping, fringe, garnish, braid, frill, festoon, embellishment, adornment, ornamentation the lace trimming on her satin nightgown
plural noun
1. extras, accessories, garnish, ornaments, accompaniments, frills, trappings, paraphernalia, appurtenances a Thanksgiving dinner of turkey and all the trimmings
2. clippings, ends, cuttings, shavings, brash, parings Use any pastry trimmings to decorate the apples.
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trimming

noun
2. Informal. The act of defeating or the condition of being defeated:
Informal: massacre, whipping.
Slang: dusting, licking.
3. Informal. A punishment dealt with blows or lashes:
Slang: licking.
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Translations
زَرْكَشَة المَلابِسقُصاصَه ، حاشِيَه
lemováníodřezkyozdoba
=-besætningbesætningder er tilbagepynt
BesatzPosamentSchnipselVerbrämung
alamar
garniture
afklippaskraut, skreyting
guarnizione
lemovanie
kırpıntısüsleme
修剪下来的东西装饰物

trimming

[ˈtrɪmɪŋ] N
1. (= edging) → adorno m, guarnición f
2. trimmings
2.1. (= cuttings) → recortes mpl
2.2. (= extras, embellishments) turkey with all the trimmingspavo con su guarnición
without all the trimmingssin los adornos
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

trimming

[ˈtrɪmɪŋ]
n (= trim) (on clothing, curtains)ornements mpl trimmings
npl
(COOKERY) (= accompaniments) → accompagnement m, garniture f
a dinner of turkey and all the trimmings → un repas de dinde avec son accompagnement, un repas de dinde avec sa garniture
(fig) (= extras) with all the trimmings
They were married with all the trimmings → Ils se sont mariés en grande pompe.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

trimming

n (on clothes) → Besatz m ? trimmings
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trimming

[ˈtrɪmɪŋ] n (edging) → bordura trimmings npl (embellishments) → decorazioni fpl; (extras) → accessori mpl (Culin) → guarnizione f; (cuttings) → ritagli mpl
turkey with all the trimmings → tacchino con contorno e tutto il resto
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

trim

(trim) past tense, past participle trimmed verb
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.
2. to decorate (a dress, hat etc, usually round the edges). She trimmed the sleeves with lace.
3. to arrange (the sails of a boat etc) suitably for the weather conditions.
noun
a haircut. She went to the hairdresser's for a trim.
adjective
neat and tidy. a trim appearance.
ˈtrimly adverb
ˈtrimness noun
ˈtrimming noun
1. something added as a decoration. lace trimming.
2. (usually in plural) a piece cut off; an end or edge.
in (good) trim
in good condition. Her figure's in good trim after all those exercises.
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