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