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trim (enc)

Trim

Noun1.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
braiding, gold braid, braid - trimming used to decorate clothes or curtains
miniver - trimming on ceremonial robes consisting of white or light gray 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
cutting off, cutting, cut - the act of shortening something by cutting off the ends; "the barber gave him a good cut"
pruning - the act of trimming a plant
Verb1.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"
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"
shorten - make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration; "He shortened his trip due to illness"
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"
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
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"
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"
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"
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 - (used of hair) neat and tidy; "a nicely kempt beard"
groomed - neat and smart in appearance; well cared for; "the manager was a beautifully groomed young man"; "his horse was always groomed"
3.trim - of places; characterized by order and neatness; free from disorder; "even the barn was shipshape"; "a trim little sailboat"
tidy - marked by good order and cleanliness in appearance or habits; "a tidy person"; "a tidy house"; "a tidy mind"
4.trim - (of persons) neat and smart in appearance; "a clean-cut and well-bred young man"; "the trig corporal in his jaunty cap"
tidy - marked by good order and cleanliness in appearance or habits; "a tidy person"; "a tidy house"; "a tidy mind"
5.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"

 

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