Trim

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  • intransitive verb. To make neat or tidy by clipping, smoothing, or pruning.
  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To remove the excess or unwanted parts from.
  • intransitive verb. To remove (excess or unwanted parts).
  • intransitive verb. To lose (weight or fat) deliberately, as by exercise or dieting.
  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To decorate, especially by adding a border or contrasting element.
  • intransitive verb. To arrange with display items.
  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To thrash; beat.
  • intransitive verb. To defeat soundly.
  • intransitive verb. To cheat out of money.
  • intransitive verb. To rebuke; scold.
  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To adjust (the sails and yards) so that they receive the wind properly.
  • intransitive verb. To balance (a ship) by shifting its cargo or contents.
  • intransitive verb. To balance (an aircraft) in flight by regulating the control surfaces and tabs.
  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To be in or retain equilibrium.
  • intransitive verb. To make sails and yards ready for sailing.
  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To affect or maintain cautious neutrality.
  • intransitive verb. To fashion one's views for momentary popularity or advantage.
  • intransitive verb. To lose weight deliberately. Often used with down.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A cutting or clipping to make neat.
  • noun. An excess or unwanted part that has been removed.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. State of order, arrangement, or appearance; condition.
  • noun. A condition of good health or fitness.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. Exterior ornamentation, such as moldings or framework, on a building or vehicle.
  • noun. Decoration or ornament, as for clothing.
  • noun. Material used in commercial window displays.
  • noun. Excised or rejected material, such as film that has been cut in editing.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. The readiness of a vessel for sailing with regard to ballast, sails, and yards.
  • noun. The balance of a ship.
  • noun. The difference between the draft at the bow and at the stern.
  • noun. The position of an aircraft relative to its horizontal axis.
  • adjective. undefined
  • adjective. In good or neat order.
  • adjective. In good physical condition; fit; slim.
  • adjective. Having lines, edges, or forms of neat and pleasing simplicity.
  • adverb. In a trim manner.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Firm; strong.
  • In good order or condition; properly disposed, equipped, or qualified; good; excellent; fine: often used ironically.
  • Neat; spruce; smart.
  • In a trim manner; trimly.
  • In electricity, to replace the burned-out carbons or electrodes of (an arclamp) by new ones.
  • cross-reference
    Equivalent
    lean  plain  thin  tidy  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    adjust  adorn  attitude  balance  be  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Grim  Grimm  Him  Im  Jim  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    braid  cape  collar  drapery  embroidery  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    variant
    verb-form
    trimmed  trimming  trims