Trim (Verb)
Meaning 1
Remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size; "pare one's fingernails"; "trim the photograph"; "trim lumber".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 2
Cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 3
Decorate, as with ornaments; "trim the christmas tree"; "trim a shop window".
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Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
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Meaning 4
Balance in flight by regulating the control surfaces; "trim an airplane".
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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
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Meaning 5
Cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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- Slash
- Thin Out
- Shorten
- Knock Off
- Quench
- Thin
- Subtract
- Downsize
- Inflate
- Shave
- Take Away
- Detract
- Deflate
- Spill
- Retrench
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Meaning 6
Adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used.
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 7
Be in equilibrium during a flight; "The airplane trimmed".
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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
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Meaning 8
Decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods.
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Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
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Meaning 9
Cut closely; "trim my beard".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.