trim
trim
trÉĒm
trim
/tɚˈÉĒm/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "trim"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āϏāĻžāϜāĻžāύ⧋, āϏāĻœā§āϜāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to make something, like clothing, look better by adding decorative elements
Transitive: to trim sth
to trim definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She decided to trim her plain dress with a delicate lace to give it a more elegant look.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āύāĻžāϜ⧁āĻ• āĻĢāĻŋāϤāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻĒā§‹āĻļāĻžāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏāĻžāϜāĻžāϤ⧇ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ āϝāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻāϟāĻŋ āφāϰāĻ“ āĻŽāĻžāĻ°ā§āϜāĻŋāϤ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āĻ›āĻžāρāϟāĻž, āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻž

to cut beard, hair, or fur in a neat and orderly manner
Transitive: to trim hair or fur
to trim definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He decided to trim his beard for a more groomed and tidy appearance.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āφāϰāĻ“ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻĒāĻžāϟāĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻšā§‡āĻšāĻžāϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻž āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻ›āĻžāρāϟāĻžāχ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻž

to make something appear more neat or organized by cutting it down to a desired size or by removing its edges
Transitive: to trim sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He carefully trimmed the edges of the paper to ensure it fit perfectly into the frame.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϏāϤāĻ°ā§āĻ•āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāĻ—āĻœā§‡āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āϕ⧇āĻŸā§‡ āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāϞ⧇āύ āϝ⧇ āĻāϟāĻŋ āĻĢā§āϰ⧇āĻŽā§‡ āĻĒ⧁āϰ⧋āĻĒ⧁āϰāĻŋ āĻĢāĻŋāϟ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž, āφāĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to make a part of one's body thinner or more toned through exercise or diet
Transitive: to trim a part of one's body
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
After months of training, she successfully trimmed her arms and toned her muscles.
āĻ•āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ• āĻŽāĻžāϏ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāϪ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰ, āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϏāĻĢāϞāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§ āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒ⧇āĻļā§€ āĻŸā§‹āύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻžā§āϜāĻ¸ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ­āĻžāϰāϏāĻžāĻŽā§āϝ āĻŦāϜāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž

to adjust an aircraft's control surfaces to achieve stable and balanced flight without the need for continuous manual control input
Transitive: to trim an aircraft
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
By properly trimming the aircraft, the pilot can achieve hands-off control in stable flight conditions.
āĻŦāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāϟāĻŋ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ•āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻŸā§āϰāĻŋāĻŽ āĻ•āϰ⧇, āĻĒāĻžāχāϞāϟ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāĻļā§€āϞ āĻĢā§āϞāĻžāχāϟ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻšāĻžāϤ āĻ›āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāχ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŖ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āϜāύ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻ•āĻŽāĻžāύ, āĻšā§āϰāĻžāϏ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to reduce the amount of something
Transitive: to trim amount of something
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
In order to meet their weight loss goals, they trimmed their calorie intake.
āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ“āϜāύ āĻ•āĻŽāĻžāύ⧋āϰ āϞāĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āϝ āĻĒā§‚āϰāϪ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ, āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ•ā§āϝāĻžāϞ⧋āϰāĻŋ āĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻ•āĻŽāĻžāύ⧋āĨ¤
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āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻžā§āϜāĻ¸ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŸā§āϰāĻŋāĻŽ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to adjust the sails or other parts of a boat to optimize its performance in relation to wind and water conditions
Transitive: to trim sails of a boat
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The crew member carefully trimmed the boom to maintain the desired angle of the mainsail.
āĻ•ā§āϰ⧁ āϏāĻĻāĻ¸ā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύ āĻĒāĻžāϞ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāĻ™ā§āĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāϤ āϕ⧋āĻŖ āĻŦāϜāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰāĻžāĻ–āϤ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻŦāϧāĻžāύ⧇ āĻŦ⧁āĻŽ āĻŸā§āϰāĻŋāĻŽ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞāĻž, āϏ⧁āĻ āĻžāĻŽ

physically thin, fit, and attractive
trim definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The trim athlete easily completed the marathon with impressive speed.
āĻ¸ā§āϞāĻŋāĻŽ āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻĨāϞāĻŋāϟ āϚāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻžāĻ•āĻ°ā§āώāĻ• āĻ—āϤāĻŋāϤ⧇ āϏāĻšāĻœā§‡āχ āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāϰāĻžāĻĨāύ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻĒāĻžāϟāĻŋ, āϏ⧁āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϏāĻžāϜāĻžāύ⧋

neat and well-groomed
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Her trim hairstyle suited her face perfectly.
āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻĒāĻžāϟāĻŋ āϚ⧁āϞ⧇āϰ āĻ¸ā§āϟāĻžāχāϞāϟāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŽā§āϖ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻĒ⧁āϰ⧋āĻĒ⧁āϰāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāύāĻžāύāϏāχ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āϏāϰāϞ, āϏ⧁āĻĄā§ŒāϞ

having a plain, streamlined style without unnecessary ornamentation
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The dress had a trim silhouette.
āĻĄā§āϰ⧇āϏāϟāĻŋāϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏāϰāϞ āϏāĻŋāϞ⧁āϝāĻŧ⧇āϟ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻĒāĻžāϟāĻŋ, āϏ⧁āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖāĻžāĻŦ⧇āĻ•ā§āώāĻŖāĻ•ā§ƒāϤ

orderly, neat, and free from clutter or disorder
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The trim streets gave the town a welcoming feel.
āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻĒāĻžāϟāĻŋ āϰāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻļāĻšāϰ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ—āϤāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­ā§‚āϤāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āϏāĻžāϜāϏāĻœā§āϜāĻž, āĻ•āĻŋāύāĻžāϰāĻž

decorative material or edging added to a garment for ornament or finish
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Gold trim decorated the officer's uniform.
āϏ⧋āύāĻžāϰ āĻŸā§āϰāĻŋāĻŽ āĻ…āĻĢāĻŋāϏāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āχāωāύāĻŋāĻĢāĻ°ā§āĻŽ āϏāĻžāϜāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
02

āύāĻŋāϖ⧁āρāϤ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž, āϏ⧁āĻļ⧃āĻ™ā§āĻ–āϞ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž

a particular state of order, arrangement, or overall appearance
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His desk was kept in neat trim.
āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĄā§‡āĻ¸ā§āĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻĒāĻžāϟāĻŋ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž āĻšāϤāĨ¤
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āĻ›āĻžāρāϟāĻžāχ, āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻž

the act of cutting or shaping something to a desired size or form
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She ordered a trim for the overgrown hedge.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻ…āϤāĻŋāĻŦ⧃āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻšā§‡āĻœā§‡āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ›āĻžāρāϟāĻžāχ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĄāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻ­āĻžāϰāϏāĻžāĻŽā§āϝ, āĻŸā§āϰāĻŋāĻŽ

the balance or attitude of an aircraft in steady flight without control input
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Proper trim reduces pilot workload during long flights.
āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ• āĻŸā§āϰāĻŋāĻŽ āĻĻā§€āĻ°ā§āϘ āĻĢā§āϞāĻžāχāĻŸā§‡āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻĒāĻžāχāϞāĻŸā§‡āϰ āĻ•āĻžāĻœā§‡āϰ āϚāĻžāĻĒ āĻ•āĻŽāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

trimmed
trimmer
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