trim trimming clipping | cutting down to the desired size or shape |
trimming trim passementerie | a decoration or adornment on a garment, the trimming on a hat, the trim on a shirt |
trim | attitude of an aircraft in flight when allowed to take its own orientation |
trim trimness | a state of arrangement or appearance, in good trim |
trim | adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used |
reduce cut down cut back trim trim down trim back cut bring down | cut down on, make a reduction in, reduce your daily fat intake, The employer wants to cut back health benefits |
shave trim | cut closely, trim my beard |
pare trim | remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size, pare one's fingernails, trim the photograph, trim lumber |
snip clip crop trim lop dress prune cut back | cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of, dress the plants in the garden |
trim garnish dress | decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods |
trim | decorate, as with ornaments, trim the christmas tree, trim a shop window |
trim | be in equilibrium during a flight, The airplane trimmed |
trim | balance in flight by regulating the control surfaces, trim an airplane |
spare trim | thin and fit, the spare figure of a marathon runner, a body kept trim by exercise |
tailored trim | severely simple in line or design, a neat tailored suit, tailored curtains |
clean-cut trig trim | neat and smart in appearance, a clean-cut and well-bred young man, the trig corporal in his jaunty cap, a trim beard |
shipshape trim well-kept | of places, characterized by order and neatness, free from disorder, even the barn was shipshape, a trim little sailboat |