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trim
(trĭm)v. trimmed, trim·ming, trims
v.tr.
1. To make neat or tidy by clipping, smoothing, or pruning: trimmed his moustache; trimmed the hedges.
2.
a. To remove the excess or unwanted parts from: trimmed the pie crust; trimmed the budget.
b. To remove (excess or unwanted parts): trimmed the rotten wood; trimmed the fat from the budget.
c. To lose (weight or fat) deliberately, as by exercise or dieting.
3.
a. To decorate, especially by adding a border or contrasting element: trim a blouse.
b. To arrange with display items: trim a store window.
4. Informal
a. To thrash; beat.
b. To defeat soundly: trimmed their opponents in the first game.
c. To cheat out of money: trimmed him of every dollar he had.
d. To rebuke; scold.
5. Nautical
a. To adjust (the sails and yards) so that they receive the wind properly.
b. To balance (a ship) by shifting its cargo or contents.
6. To balance (an aircraft) in flight by regulating the control surfaces and tabs.
v.intr.
1. Nautical
a. To be in or retain equilibrium.
b. To make sails and yards ready for sailing.
2.
a. To affect or maintain cautious neutrality.
b. To fashion one's views for momentary popularity or advantage.
3. To lose weight deliberately. Often used with down.
n.
1.
a. A cutting or clipping to make neat: My hair needs a trim.
b. An excess or unwanted part that has been removed: cut off the trim.
2.
a. State of order, arrangement, or appearance; condition: in good trim.
b. A condition of good health or fitness: keeping her body in trim.
3.
a. Exterior ornamentation, such as moldings or framework, on a building or vehicle.
b. Decoration or ornament, as for clothing.
c. Material used in commercial window displays.
4. often trims Excised or rejected material, such as film that has been cut in editing.
5. Nautical
a. The readiness of a vessel for sailing with regard to ballast, sails, and yards.
b. The balance of a ship.
c. The difference between the draft at the bow and at the stern.
6. The balance of rotational forces around the various axes of an aircraft in flight.
adj. trim·mer, trim·mest
1.
a. In good or neat order.
b. In good physical condition; fit; slim: a trim figure.
2. Having lines, edges, or forms of neat and pleasing simplicity.
adv.
In a trim manner.
[Middle English trimmen, to make firm, from Old English trymman, from trum, strong; see deru- in Indo-European roots.]
trim′ly adv.
trim′ness n.
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trim
(trɪm)adj, trimmer or trimmest
1. neat and spruce in appearance
2. slim; slender
3. in good condition
vb (mainly tr) , trims, trimming or trimmed
4. to put in good order, esp by cutting or pruning
5. (Building) to shape and finish (timber)
6. to adorn or decorate
7. (sometimes foll by: off or away) to cut so as to remove: to trim off a branch.
8. to cut down to the desired size or shape: to trim material to a pattern.
9. dialect to decorate: to trim a Christmas tree.
10. (Nautical Terms) nautical
a. (also intr) to adjust the balance of (a vessel) or (of a vessel) to maintain an even balance, by distribution of ballast, cargo, etc
b. (also intr) to adjust (a vessel's sails) to take advantage of the wind
c. to stow (cargo)
11. (Aeronautics) to balance (an aircraft) before flight by adjusting the position of the load or in flight by the use of trim tabs, fuel transfer, etc
12. (also intr) to modify (one's opinions, etc) to suit opposing factions or for expediency
13. informal to thrash or beat
14. informal to rebuke
15. obsolete to furnish or equip
n
16. a decoration or adornment
17. (Automotive Engineering) the upholstery and decorative facings, as on the door panels, of a car's interior
18. proper order or fitness; good shape: in trim.
19. (Hairdressing & Grooming) a haircut that neatens but does not alter the existing hairstyle
20. (Nautical Terms) nautical
a. the general set and appearance of a vessel
b. the difference between the draught of a vessel at the bow and at the stern
c. the fitness of a vessel
d. the position of a vessel's sails relative to the wind
e. the relative buoyancy of a submarine
21. dress or equipment
22. US window-dressing
23. (Aeronautics) the attitude of an aircraft in flight when the pilot allows the main control surfaces to take up their own positions
24. (Film) films a section of shot cut out during editing
25. material that is trimmed off
26. (Building) decorative mouldings, such as architraves, picture rails, etc
[Old English trymman to strengthen; related to trum strong, Old Irish druma tree, Russian drom thicket]
ˈtrimly adv
ˈtrimness n
Trim
(trɪm)n
(Placename) the county town of Meath, Republic of Ireland; 12th-century castle, medieval cathedral; textiles and machinery. Pop: 5894 (2002)
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trim
(trɪm)v. trimmed, trim•ming, v.t.
1. to put into a neat or orderly condition by clipping, paring, pruning, etc.: to trim a hedge.
2. to remove (something superfluous or dispensable) by or as if by cutting (often fol. by off): to trim off loose threads.
3. to cut down to required size or shape.
4. to level off (an airship or airplane) in flight.
5.
a. to distribute the load of (a ship) so that it sits well in the water.
b. to adjust (the sails or yards) with reference to the direction of the wind and the course of the ship.
6. to decorate or adorn with ornaments or embellishments.
7. to arrange goods in (a store window, showcase, etc.) as a display.
8. to prepare or adjust (a lamp, fire, etc.) for proper burning.
9. to beat or thrash.
10. to defeat.
v.i. 11.
a. to assume a particular position or trim in the water, as a vessel.
b. to adjust the sails or yards with reference to the direction of the wind and the course of the ship.
12. to pursue a neutral or cautious policy between parties.
13. to accommodate one's views to the prevailing opinion for reasons of expediency.
n. 14. the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
15.
a. the set of a ship in the water, esp. the most advantageous one.
b. the condition of a ship with reference to its fitness for sailing.
c. the adjustment of sails, rigging, etc., with reference to wind direction and the course of the ship.
16. a person's dress, adornment, or appearance.
17. material used for decoration or embellishment.
18. decoration of a store window for the display of merchandise.
19. a trimming by cutting, clipping, or the like.
20. something that is or is intended to be cut off or eliminated, esp. the outer edges of a page of a book, magazine, or the like before folding or binding.
21. the attitude of an airplane with respect to all three axes, at which balance occurs in forward flight under no controls.
22. finished woodwork or the like, as cornices, baseboards, or moldings, used as a decoration or border.
23. ornamentation on the exterior of an automobile, esp. in metal or a contrasting color.
adj. 24. pleasingly neat or smart in appearance: trim lawns.
25. in good condition or order.
26. (of a person) in excellent physical condition: Swimming is a good way to keep trim.
27. slim; lean: a trim figure.
28. Obs. good, excellent, or fine.
adv. 29. trimly.
Idioms: trim one's sails, to cut expenses; economize.
[before 900; probably continuing Old English trymman, trymian to strengthen, prepare (not recorded in Middle English), derivative of trum strong, active]
trim′ly, adv.
trim′ness, n.
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trim
- trim - To maintain an aircraft at a steady altitude.
- ruche - A frill of gathered ribbon as a trimming.
- falbala - The trimming or flounce on a woman's petticoat.
- soutache - The band trimming on robes and pajamas.
Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
trim
The difference in draft at the bow and stern of a vessel or the manner in which a vessel floats in the water based on the distribution of cargo, stores and ballast aboard the vessel. See also draft; watercraft.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
trim
Past participle: trimmed
Gerund: trimming
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| Noun | 1. |  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 miniver - trimming on ceremonial robes consisting of white or light grey fur | |
| 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 shapecutting off, cutting, cut - the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends; "the barber gave him a good cut" pruning - the act of trimming a plant | |
| Verb | 1. |  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" | |
| 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" spill - reduce the pressure of wind on (a sail) 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" 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" downsize - reduce in size or number; "the company downsized its research staff" subtract - take off or away; "this prefix was subtracted when the word was borrowed from French" | |
| 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 foodsdress - put a dressing on; "dress the salads" | |
| 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" 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" | |
| 9. |  trim - adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally usedship - a vessel that carries passengers or freight | |
| Adj. | 1. |  trim - thin and fit; "the spare figure of a marathon runner"; "a body kept trim by exercise" |
| 2. |  trim - of places; characterized by order and neatness; free from disorder; "even the barn was shipshape"; "a trim little sailboat"tidy - marked by order and cleanliness in appearance or habits; "a tidy person"; "a tidy house"; "a tidy mind" | |
| 3. | trim - neat and smart in appearance; "a clean-cut and well-bred young man"; "the trig corporal in his jaunty cap"; "a trim beard" tidy - marked by order and cleanliness in appearance or habits; "a tidy person"; "a tidy house"; "a tidy mind" | |
| 4. |  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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trim
adjective
1. neat, nice, smart, compact, tidy, orderly, spruce, dapper, natty (informal), well-groomed, well-ordered, well turned-out, shipshape, spick-and-span, trig (archaic or dialect), soigné or soignée The neighbour's gardens were trim and neat.
neat disorderly, messy, sloppy, shabby, scruffy, untidy, unkempt, ungroomed, disarrayed
neat disorderly, messy, sloppy, shabby, scruffy, untidy, unkempt, ungroomed, disarrayed
verb
1. cut, crop, clip, dock, shave, barber, tidy, prune, shear, pare, lop, even up, neaten My friend trims my hair every eight weeks.
2. decorate, dress, array, adorn, embroider, garnish, ornament, embellish, deck out, bedeck, beautify, trick out, edge, border, pipe, fringe, hem jackets trimmed with crocheted flowers
3. cut back, reduce, decrease, cut down, prune, curtail, scale down, slim down, pare down, make reductions in, make cutbacks in, retrench on, dock They looked at ways they could trim these costs.
noun
1. decoration, edging, border, piping, trimming, fringe, garnish, frill, embellishment, adornment, ornamentation a white satin scarf with black trim
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
trim
verb1. To make neat and trim; make presentable:
2. To decrease, as in length or amount, by or as if by severing or excising:
4. To furnish with decorations:
5. Informal. To punish with blows or lashes:
trim downnoun
2. Something that adorns:
1. In good order or clean condition:
Chiefly British: tight.
Idiom: neat as a pin.
2. Having slender and graceful lines:
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Translations
تَشْذيب الشَّعْر، قَص أطراف الشَّعْرمُرَتَّب، مُنَسَّقيُزَيِّنيُشَذِّبُيُقَلِّم، يُشَذِّب
zastřihnoutzkrátitolemovatseříditupravený
trimmebeskærekanteklipningordentlig
siistiä
podrezati
elõkészítgondozott
hagræîa seglumhársnyrting, klippinglaga, snyrta; klippa burtskreytasnyrtilegur
整える
깎아 다듬다
apkirpimasapkirptiapvadaiatitinkamai išdėstytiatitinkamai pritaikyti
apcirptapdarinātapgrieztgreznotiegriezt buras
olemovaťpodstrihnutie vlasovzastrihnúť
prirezatistriženje
klippa
ขลิบ
kesip düzeltmekuçlarını almakucundan almayelkenleri rüzgara göre düzeltmekzarif
tỉa
trim
[trɪm]A. ADJ (trimmer (compar) (trimmest (superl)))
B. N
1. (= cut) to get or have a trim → cortarse un poco el pelo; (on long hair) → cortarse sólo las puntas
to give one's beard a trim → recortarse la barba
to give the lawn/hedge a trim → recortar el césped/el seto
to give one's beard a trim → recortarse la barba
to give the lawn/hedge a trim → recortar el césped/el seto
2. (= good physical condition) to be in (good) trim [person] → estar en buena forma or en buen estado físico; [car, house] → estar en buen estado or en buenas condiciones
to get in or into trim → ponerse en forma
to keep (o.s.) in (good) trim → mantenerse en buena forma or en buen estado físico
to keep sth in (good) trim → mantener algo en buen estado or en buenas condiciones
to get in or into trim → ponerse en forma
to keep (o.s.) in (good) trim → mantenerse en buena forma or en buen estado físico
to keep sth in (good) trim → mantener algo en buen estado or en buenas condiciones
C. VT
1. (= clip) [+ hair, beard, moustache] → recortar; [+ hedge] → cortar, podar; [+ lamp, wick] → despabilar
to trim back [+ plant, shoot] → podar
trim excess fat from or off the chops → quitar el exceso de grasa de las chuletas
to trim back [+ plant, shoot] → podar
trim excess fat from or off the chops → quitar el exceso de grasa de las chuletas
2. (= reduce) [+ costs, prices] → recortar, reducir; [+ profits] → recortar; [+ programme, policy] → hacer recortes en (also trim back) [+ workforce] → recortar, reducir
3. (= slim) [+ hips, thighs] → adelgazar
4. (= decorate) [+ dress, hat] → adornar; [+ Christmas tree] → decorar
a dress trimmed with feathers/lace → un vestido adornado con plumas/con adornos de encaje
a dress trimmed with feathers/lace → un vestido adornado con plumas/con adornos de encaje
5. (Naut) [+ sails] → orientar; [+ boat] → equilibrar
to trim one's sails (fig) → apretarse el cinturón
to trim one's sails (fig) → apretarse el cinturón
6. (Aer) → equilibrar
7. (Orn) → orientar
trim down
B. VI + ADV (= get slimmer) → adelgazar
trim off VT + ADV = trim away
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
trim
[ˈtrɪm] adj
(= slender) [figure, person] → svelte
n
(= decoration) (on scarf, garment, furniture) → ornements mpl
(on car) → garnitures fpl
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
trim
adj (+er)
n
(Brit: = condition) → Zustand m, → Verfassung f; (= fitness) → Form f; in good trim (house, car etc) → in gutem Zustand; (person) → gut in Form; to get into trim → sich trimmen, sich in Form bringen; in fighting trim → kampfbereit
to give something a trim → etw schneiden; tree, hedge, beard also → etw stutzen; your hair needs a trim → du musst dir die Haare etwas nachschneiden lassen; just a trim, please → nur etwas kürzen or nachschneiden, bitte
(Aut, outside) → Zierleisten pl; (inside) → Innenausstattung f
(Naut) → Trimm m, → Gleichgewichtslage f; in/out of trim (ship) → in/nicht in Trimm or Gleichgewichtslage
(Aviat) → Trimm m, → Fluglage f
(inf: of book) → Format nt
vt
(= cut) hair → nachschneiden; beard, hedge, branch → stutzen; dog → trimmen; wick, roses → beschneiden; piece of wood (with knife/saw/plane) → zurechtschneiden/-sägen/-hobeln; to trim the fat (lit) → das Fett weg- or abschneiden; (fig) → sich bescheiden
trim
:trim size
n (of book) → Format nt
trim trail
n → Trim-dich-Pfad m
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trim
[trɪm]1. adj (-mer (comp) (-mest (superl))) → curato/a, ordinato/a; (house, garden) → ben tenuto/a; (figure) → snello/a
2. n
a. in good trim (car) → in buone condizioni; (person) → in forma
to keep in (good) trim → mantenersi in forma
to keep in (good) trim → mantenersi in forma
c. (embellishment) → finiture fpl; (decoration) → applicazioni fpl; (on car) → guarnizioni fpl
car with grey interior trim → macchina con gli interni grigi
car with grey interior trim → macchina con gli interni grigi
3. vt
b. to trim (with) (decorate, Christmas tree) → decorare (con)
to trim sth with sth (edge) → mettere un bordo di qc a qc
to trim sth with sth (edge) → mettere un bordo di qc a qc
c. (Naut) (sail) → orientare
trim off
1. vt + adv → tagliare via
2. vt + prep to trim sth off sth → tagliare via qc da qc
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
trim
(trim) – past tense, past participle trimmed – verb1. to cut the edges or ends of (something) in order to make it shorter and/or neat. He's trimming the hedge; She had her hair trimmed.
2. to decorate (a dress, hat etc, usually round the edges). She trimmed the sleeves with lace.
3. to arrange (the sails of a boat etc) suitably for the weather conditions.
noun a haircut. She went to the hairdresser's for a trim.
adjective neat and tidy. a trim appearance.
ˈtrimly adverbˈtrimness noun
ˈtrimming noun
1. something added as a decoration. lace trimming.
2. (usually in plural) a piece cut off; an end or edge.
in (good) trim in good condition. Her figure's in good trim after all those exercises.
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trim
→ يُشَذِّبُ zastřihnout trimme zurechtschneiden γαρνίρω recortar siistiä tailler podrezati spuntare 整える 깎아 다듬다 bijknippen tilpasse przyciąć aparar приводить в порядок klippa ขลิบ kesip düzeltmek tỉa 修整Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
- Could I have a trim? (US)
Can I have a trim? (UK)
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