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Trim

trɪm

Trim definitions
verb
trims trimming trimmed trim
  1. make (something) neat or of the required size or form by cutting away irregular or unwanted parts

    "trim the grass using a sharp mower"

    • cut off (irregular or unwanted parts)

      "he was trimming the fat off some pork chops"

    • reduce the size, amount, number, or cost of

      "Congress had to decide which current defence programmes should be trimmed"

    • (of a person) lose weight; become slimmer

      "he trimmed down from twenty-two stone to a mere eighteen"

    • firm up or lose weight from (a part of one's body)

      "the machine is ideal for trimming the waist, hips, and thighs"

  2. decorate (something), typically with contrasting items or pieces of material

    "a pair of black leather gloves trimmed with fake fur"

  3. adjust (a sail) to take advantage of the wind

    "her jobs include trimming the spinnaker and dealing with the yacht's plumbing"

    • adjust the balance of (a ship or aircraft) by rearranging its cargo or by means of its trim tabs
    • keep or adjust the degree to which (an aircraft) can be maintained at a constant altitude without any control forces being present
    • adapt one's views to the prevailing political trends for personal advancement
  4. get the better of (someone), typically by cheating them out of money
  5. rebuke (someone) angrily
    rebuke reprimand reproach reprove admonish remonstrate with chastise chide upbraid take to task pull up castigate lambast read someone the Riot Act give someone a piece of one's mind go on at haul over the coals criticize censure
adjective
trimmer trimmest
  1. neat and smart in appearance; in good order

    "his face was freshly shaved, his clothes neat and trim"

    smart stylish chic spruce dapper elegant crisp neat tidy neat and tidy as neat as a new pin orderly in (good) order well kept well looked-after well maintained shipshape (and Bristol fashion) in apple-pie order immaculate spick and span uncluttered straight spruce
    • slim and fit

      "she has a trim, athletic figure"