trim
Meaning
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- To reduce slightly; to cut; especially, to remove excess.
- To decorate or adorn; especially of a Christmas tree.
- To adjust the positions of control surfaces, sometimes using trim tabs, so as to modify or eliminate the aircraft's tendency to pitch, roll, or yaw when the cockpit controls are released.
- To modify the angle relative to the water by shifting cargo or ballast; to adjust for sailing; to assume, or cause to assume a certain position, or trim, in the water.
- To modify the angle (of the sails) relative to the wind, especially to set them at the most advantageous angle.
- To balance; to fluctuate between parties, so as to appear to favour each.
- To make trim; to put in due order for any purpose; to make right, neat, or pleasing; to adjust.
- To dress; to make smooth.
- To rebuke; to reprove.
- To beat or thrash.
- To cut back the wick of (a lamp) to maintain a clean, bright flame.
- To change the carbon rods of (an arc lamp).
Synonyms
trim down
trim back
cut away
in good condition
link together
make smaller
neat and clean
nip off
put in order
well groomed
cut hair
cut to
operate on
slice up
snap off
snip off
well-shaped
settlement day
well-organized
well-organised
trim off
reduce in size
degree of balance
longitudinal trim
nice in appearance
give haircut
repaired biscuit
fettlin
sealing face
sealcontact face
tight surface
true-up
trim out
door trim
abbreviate
amputate
debonair
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/tɹɪm/
Etymology
From Middle English trimen, trymen, trümen, from Old English trymman (“to make firm; strengthen”), from Proto-West Germanic *trummjan, from Proto-Germanic *trumjaną (“to make fast; strengthen”), from Proto-Germanic *trumaz (“firm; strong; sound”).
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