trim

(trĭm)

v. trimmed, trim·ming, trims

v.tr.

1. To make neat or tidy by clipping, smoothing, or pruning: trimmed his moustache; trimmed the hedges.

a. To remove the excess or unwanted parts from: trimmed the pie crust; trimmed the budget.

b. To remove (excess or unwanted parts): trimmed the rotten wood; trimmed the fat from the budget.

c. To lose (weight or fat) deliberately, as by exercise or dieting.

a. To decorate, especially by adding a border or contrasting element: trim a blouse.

b. To arrange with display items: trim a store window.

4. Informal

a. To thrash; beat.

b. To defeat soundly: trimmed their opponents in the first game.

c. To cheat out of money: trimmed him of every dollar he had.

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.

v.intr.

1. Nautical

a. To be in or retain equilibrium.

b. To make sails and yards ready for sailing.

a. To affect or maintain cautious neutrality.

b. To fashion one's views for momentary popularity or advantage.

3. To lose weight deliberately. Often used with down.

a. A cutting or clipping to make neat: My hair needs a trim.

b. An excess or unwanted part that has been removed: cut off the trim.

a. State of order, arrangement, or appearance; condition: in good trim.

b. A condition of good health or fitness: keeping her body in trim.

a. Exterior ornamentation, such as moldings or framework, on a building or vehicle.

b. Decoration or ornament, as for clothing.

c. Material used in commercial window displays.

4. often trims Excised or rejected material, such as film that has been cut in editing.

5. 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.

6. The balance of rotational forces around the various axes of an aircraft in flight.

adj. trim·mer, trim·mest

a. In good or neat order.

b. In good physical condition; fit; slim: a trim figure.

2. Having lines, edges, or forms of neat and pleasing simplicity.

[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.

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trim

(trɪm)

adj, trimmer or trimmest

1. neat and spruce in appearance

2. slim; slender

3. in good condition

vb (mainly tr) , trims, trimming or trimmed

4. to put in good order, esp by cutting or pruning

5. (Building) to shape and finish (timber)

6. to adorn or decorate

7. (sometimes foll by: off or away) to cut so as to remove: to trim off a branch.

8. to cut down to the desired size or shape: to trim material to a pattern.

9. dialect to decorate: to trim a Christmas tree.

10. (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)

11. (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

12. (also intr) to modify (one's opinions, etc) to suit opposing factions or for expediency

13. informal to thrash or beat

14. informal to rebuke

15. obsolete to furnish or equip

16. a decoration or adornment

17. (Automotive Engineering) the upholstery and decorative facings, as on the door panels, of a car's interior

18. proper order or fitness; good shape: in trim.

19. (Hairdressing & Grooming) a haircut that neatens but does not alter the existing hairstyle

20. (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

21. dress or equipment

22. US window-dressing

23. (Aeronautics) the attitude of an aircraft in flight when the pilot allows the main control surfaces to take up their own positions

24. (Film) films a section of shot cut out during editing

25. material that is trimmed off

26. (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]

ˈtrimly adv

ˈtrimness n

Trim

(trɪm)

(Placename) the county town of Meath, Republic of Ireland; 12th-century castle, medieval cathedral; textiles and machinery. Pop: 5894 (2002)

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trim

(trɪm)

v. trimmed, trim•ming, v.t.

1. to put into a neat or orderly condition by clipping, paring, pruning, etc.: to trim a hedge.

2. to remove (something superfluous or dispensable) by or as if by cutting (often fol. by off): to trim off loose threads.

3. to cut down to required size or shape.

4. to level off (an airship or airplane) in flight.

a. to distribute the load of (a ship) so that it sits well in the water.

b. to adjust (the sails or yards) with reference to the direction of the wind and the course of the ship.

6. to decorate or adorn with ornaments or embellishments.

7. to arrange goods in (a store window, showcase, etc.) as a display.

8. to prepare or adjust (a lamp, fire, etc.) for proper burning.

9. to beat or thrash.

10. to defeat.

v.i.

11.

a. to assume a particular position or trim in the water, as a vessel.

b. to adjust the sails or yards with reference to the direction of the wind and the course of the ship.

12. to pursue a neutral or cautious policy between parties.

13. to accommodate one's views to the prevailing opinion for reasons of expediency.

14. the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.

15.

a. the set of a ship in the water, esp. the most advantageous one.

b. the condition of a ship with reference to its fitness for sailing.

c. the adjustment of sails, rigging, etc., with reference to wind direction and the course of the ship.

16. a person's dress, adornment, or appearance.

17. material used for decoration or embellishment.

18. decoration of a store window for the display of merchandise.

19. a trimming by cutting, clipping, or the like.

20. something that is or is intended to be cut off or eliminated, esp. the outer edges of a page of a book, magazine, or the like before folding or binding.

21. the attitude of an airplane with respect to all three axes, at which balance occurs in forward flight under no controls.

22. finished woodwork or the like, as cornices, baseboards, or moldings, used as a decoration or border.

23. ornamentation on the exterior of an automobile, esp. in metal or a contrasting color.

adj.

24. pleasingly neat or smart in appearance: trim lawns.

25. in good condition or order.

26. (of a person) in excellent physical condition: Swimming is a good way to keep trim.

27. slim; lean: a trim figure.

28. Obs. good, excellent, or fine.

adv.

29. trimly.

Idioms:

trim one's sails, to cut expenses; economize.

[before 900; probably continuing Old English trymman, trymian to strengthen, prepare (not recorded in Middle English), derivative of trum strong, active]

trim′ly, adv.

trim′ness, n.

trim

trim - To maintain an aircraft at a steady altitude.
ruche - A frill of gathered ribbon as a trimming.
falbala - The trimming or flounce on a woman's petticoat.
soutache - The band trimming on robes and pajamas.

trim

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.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

trim

Past participle: trimmed
Gerund: trimming

Imperative
trim
trim

Present
I trim
you trim
he/she/it trims
we trim
you trim
they trim

Preterite
I trimmed
you trimmed
he/she/it trimmed
we trimmed
you trimmed
they trimmed

Present Continuous
I am trimming
you are trimming
he/she/it is trimming
we are trimming
you are trimming
they are trimming

Present Perfect
I have trimmed
you have trimmed
he/she/it has trimmed
we have trimmed
you have trimmed
they have trimmed

Past Continuous
I was trimming
you were trimming
he/she/it was trimming
we were trimming
you were trimming
they were trimming

Past Perfect
I had trimmed
you had trimmed
he/she/it had trimmed
we had trimmed
you had trimmed
they had trimmed

Future
I will trim
you will trim
he/she/it will trim
we will trim
you will trim
they will trim

Future Perfect
I will have trimmed
you will have trimmed
he/she/it will have trimmed
we will have trimmed
you will have trimmed
they will have trimmed

Future Continuous
I will be trimming
you will be trimming
he/she/it will be trimming
we will be trimming
you will be trimming
they will be trimming

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been trimming
you have been trimming
he/she/it has been trimming
we have been trimming
you have been trimming
they have been trimming

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been trimming
you will have been trimming
he/she/it will have been trimming
we will have been trimming
you will have been trimming
they will have been trimming

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been trimming
you had been trimming
he/she/it had been trimming
we had been trimming
you had been trimming
they had been trimming

Conditional
I would trim
you would trim
he/she/it would trim
we would trim
you would trim
they would trim

Past Conditional
I would have trimmed
you would have trimmed
he/she/it would have trimmed
we would have trimmed
you would have trimmed
they would have trimmed

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

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"

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

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.

noun

1. decoration, edging, border, piping, trimming, fringe, garnish, frill, embellishment, adornment, ornamentation a white satin scarf with black trim

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trim

verb

1. To make neat and trim; make presentable:

2. To decrease, as in length or amount, by or as if by severing or excising:

chop, clip, crop, cut, cut back, cut down, lop, lower, pare, prune, shear, slash, truncate.

3. To make a slight reduction in (a price):

4. To furnish with decorations:

5. Informal. To punish with blows or lashes:

6. Informal. To win a victory over, as in battle or a competition:

beat, best, conquer, defeat, master, overcome, prevail against (or over), rout, subdue, subjugate, surmount, triumph over, vanquish, worst.

7. Informal. To get money or something else from by deceitful trickery:

phrasal verb
trim down

To lose body weight, as by dieting:

noun

1. A state of sound readiness:

2. Something that adorns:

adjective

1. In good order or clean condition:

Chiefly British: tight.

2. Having slender and graceful lines:

Translations

تَشْذيب الشَّعْر، قَص أطراف الشَّعْرمُرَتَّب، مُنَسَّقيُزَيِّنيُشَذِّبُيُقَلِّم، يُشَذِّب

zastřihnoutzkrátitolemovatseříditupravený

trimmebeskærekanteklipningordentlig

siistiä

podrezati

elõkészítgondozott

hagræîa seglumhársnyrting, klippinglaga, snyrta; klippa burtskreytasnyrtilegur

整える

깎아 다듬다

apkirpimasapkirptiapvadaiatitinkamai išdėstytiatitinkamai pritaikyti

apcirptapdarinātapgrieztgreznotiegriezt buras

olemovaťpodstrihnutie vlasovzastrihnúť

prirezatistriženje

klippa

ขลิบ

tỉa

trim

[trɪm]

A. ADJ (trimmer (compar) (trimmest (superl)))

C. VT

3. (= slim) [+ hips, thighs] → adelgazar

trim down

B. VI + ADV (= get slimmer) → adelgazar

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trim

[ˈtrɪm]

adj

(= slender) [figure, person] → svelte

(= decoration) (on scarf, garment, furniture) → ornements mpl

(= good condition) to keep in trim [person] → garder la forme
to keep in good trim [person] → garder la forme

(= decorate) [+ dress] → orner
to be trimmed with sth → être orné(e) de qch

trim

trim trail

n → Trim-dich-Pfad m

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trim

[trɪm]

1. adj (-mer (comp) (-mest (superl))) → curato/a, ordinato/a; (house, garden) → ben tenuto/a; (figure) → snello/a

3. vt

b. to trim (with) (decorate, Christmas tree) → decorare (con)
to trim sth with sth (edge) → mettere un bordo di qc a qc

trim off

2. vt + prep to trim sth off sth → tagliare via qc da qc

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 adverbˈtrimness nounˈtrimming 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.

trim

→ يُشَذِّبُ zastřihnout trimme zurechtschneiden γαρνίρω recortar siistiä tailler podrezati spuntare 整える 깎아 다듬다 bijknippen tilpasse przyciąć aparar приводить в порядок klippa ขลิบ kesip düzeltmek tỉa 修整

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