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UK
/tɹˈɪm/
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[ US /ˈtɹɪm/ ]
[ US /ˈtɹɪm/ ]
VERB
- decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
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decorate, as with ornaments
trim a shop window
trim the christmas tree -
balance in flight by regulating the control surfaces
trim an airplane -
remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size
pare one's fingernails
trim lumber
trim the photograph -
cut closely
trim my beard - adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used
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be in equilibrium during a flight
The airplane trimmed -
cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
dress the plants in the garden -
cut down on; make a reduction in
reduce your daily fat intake
The employer wants to cut back health benefits
NOUN
- cutting down to the desired size or shape
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a decoration or adornment on a garment
the trimming on a hat
the trim on a shirt -
a state of arrangement or appearance
in good trim - attitude of an aircraft in flight when allowed to take its own orientation
ADJECTIVE
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neat and smart in appearance
the trig corporal in his jaunty cap
a clean-cut and well-bred young man
a trim beard -
of places; characterized by order and neatness; free from disorder
a trim little sailboat
even the barn was shipshape -
severely simple in line or design
tailored curtains
a neat tailored suit -
thin and fit
a body kept trim by exercise
the spare figure of a marathon runner
How To Use trim In A Sentence
- Ask for an aged standing rib roast from the forequarter, trimmed and chined; bring to room temperature before roasting.
- So, he got out his bread knife and trimmed the quarter-loaf down to a couple of slices of dry toast.
- To reduce the wing trim drag, the fuselage was fitted with lateral surfaces called chines, which actually converted the forward fuselage into a fixed canard which developed lift.
- But physical discomforts during the third trimester, such as heartburn, leg cramps, fetal movement, shortness of breath and sinus congestion, can again interfere with sleep.
- The move comes as the telephone company implements a plan to trim billions of dollars in expenses and to boost earnings.
- Manzo noticed the neatly trimmed goatee and mustache combination that framed Rossiter's facial features and the chiseled jaw of a man who was in peak physical condition.
- Perhaps inspired by the elegant Georgian style houses he recalled from his boyhood in Haverhill, Massachusetts, he trimmed his two-story clapboarded house with quoins and a cornice with dentils.
- Uncle Fliakim Sheril, furbished up in a new crisp black suit, and with his spindleshanks trimly incased in the smoothest of black silk stockings, looking for all the world just like an alert and spirited black cricket, outdid himself on this occasion in singing _counter_, in that high, weird voice that he must have learned from the wintry winds that usually piped around the corners of the old house. Good Cheer Stories Every Child Should Know
- Tuesday, 19 February 2008 first signs of spring - centre piece of the month february pick whatever flowers you get at the supermarket to make this little basket filled with flowers. ranunculus are my favourites and available all over the place at the moment, so i chose to put them into this flowery centrepiece. the orchid is quite fancy but you just really need one to pimp this up (and it keeps for ever!). a rose or two, some ivy and green leaves from the forest and you are all set. to get started line a basket with some foil and trim on the edges. soak some floral foam in water and place in the basket, when soaked wet (can be really, really wet - it will have to work as a vase to the flowers), eventually cut and trim the floral on the edges, so that it resembles an arch. trim flowers and green leaves and stick into pot. start doing so on the bottom of foam, working upwards until you have an even flowery centrepiece. make sure foam stays moist - adding some water from time to time. Archive 2008-02-01
- Even the chief civil authority of the town was deterred from sallying forth by a remembrance of a predecessor in the provostship who had been buried in a stable mixen all but his head, to the detriment of his clothes and the still greater and more lasting hurt to his dignity. Patsy