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trim
\trim\, a. [compar. trimmer (?); superl. trimmest.] [see trim, v. t.] fitly adjusted; being in good order., or made ready for service or use; firm; compact; snug; neat; fair; as, the ship is trim, or trim built; everything about the man is trim; a person is trim when his body is well shaped and firm; his dress is trim when it fits closely to his body, and appears tight and snug; a man or a soldier is trim when he stands erect. with comely carriage of her countenance trim. so deemed i till i viewed their trim array of boats last night.
trim
\trim\ (?), v. i. to balance; to fluctuate between parties, so as to appear to favor each.
trim
\trim\, n.
1. dress; gear; ornaments. seeing him just pass the window in his woodland trim. w. scott.
2. order; disposition; condition; as, to be in good trim. " the trim of an encounter."
3. the state of a ship or her cargo, ballast, masts, etc., by which she is well prepared for sailing.
4. (arch) the lighter woodwork in the interior of a building; especially, that used around openings, generally in the form of a molded architrave, to protect the plastering at those points.


similar words(7)

Noun
1. a state of arrangement or appearance; "in good trim"
(synonym) trimness
(hypernym) neatness, spruceness
2. a decoration or adornment on a garment; "the trimming on a hat"; "the trim on a shirt"
(synonym) trimming, passementerie
(hypernym) adornment
(hyponym) braid, gold braid, braiding
(derivation) garnish, dress
3. attitude of an aircraft in flight when allowed to take its own orientation
(hypernym) attitude
4. cutting down to the desired size or shape
(synonym) trimming, clipping
(hypernym) cut, cutting, cutting off
(hyponym) pruning
(derivation) snip, clip, crop, lop, dress, prune, cut back

Verb
1. remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size; "pare one's fingernails"; "trim the photograph"; "trim lumber"
(synonym) pare
(hypernym) cut
(hyponym) dress
(derivation) trimmer
2. decorate, as with ornaments; "trim the christmas tree"; "trim a shop window"
(hypernym) decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify
(derivation) trimming, passementerie
3. cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"
(synonym) reduce, cut down, cut back, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down
(hypernym) decrease, lessen, minify
(hyponym) shorten
(verb-group) cut
(derivation) trimming, clipping
4. balance in flight by regulating the control surfaces; "trim an airplane"
(hypernym) balance, equilibrate, equilibrize, equilibrise
5. be in equilibrium during a flight; "The airplane trimmed"
(hypernym) be
6. decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
(synonym) garnish, dress
(hypernym) decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify
(verb-group) dress, dress out
(derivation) trimming, passementerie
7. cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden"
(synonym) snip, clip, crop, lop, dress, prune, cut back
(hypernym) thin out
(hyponym) shear
(derivation) trimming, clipping
8. cut closely; "trim my beard"
(synonym) shave
(hypernym) cut
(hyponym) fleece, shear
(derivation) trimming, clipping
9. adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used
(hypernym) adjust, set, correct
(classification) ship

Adjective
1. thin and fit; "the spare figure of a marathon runner"; "a body kept trim by exercise"
(synonym) spare
(similar) thin, lean
2. (used of hair) neat and tidy; "a nicely kempt beard"
(synonym) kempt, tidy
(similar) groomed
3. of places; characterized by order and neatness; free from disorder; "even the barn was shipshape"; "a trim little sailboat"
(synonym) shipshape, well-kept
(similar) tidy
4. (of persons) neat and smart in appearance; "a clean-cut and well-bred young man"; "the trig corporal in his jaunty cap"
(synonym) clean-cut, trig
(similar) tidy
5. severely simple in line or design; "a neat tailored suit"; "tailored curtains"
(synonym) tailored
(similar) plain

net; bien tenu; svelte