trim

Definitions of trim in various dictionaries:

noun - a state of arrangement or appearance

noun - a decoration or adornment on a garment

noun - attitude of an aircraft in flight when allowed to take its own orientation

noun - cutting down to the desired size or shape

verb - remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size

verb - decorate, as with ornaments

verb - cut down on

verb - balance in flight by regulating the control surfaces

verb - be in equilibrium during a flight

verb - decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods

verb - cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of

verb - cut closely

verb - adj ust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used

adj - thin and fit

adj - of places

adj - neat and smart in appearance

adj - severely simple in line or design

To make neat or tidy by clipping, smoothing, or pruning: trimmed his moustache.

To remove (excess) by cutting: trim a budget.

To remove the excess from by or as if by cutting: trimmed off the rotten wood.

To ornament; decorate.

Informal.

To thrash; beat.

To defeat soundly.

To cheat.

To rebuke; scold.

Nautical.

To adj ust (the sails and yards) so that they receive the wind properly.

To balance (a ship) by shifting its cargo or contents.

To balance (an aircraft) in flight by regulating the control surfaces and tabs.

To furnish or equip.

Nautical.

To be in or retain equilibrium.

To make sails and yards ready for sailing.

To affect or maintain cautious neutrality.

To fashion one’s views for momentary popularity or advantage.

State of order, arrangement, or appearance; condition: in good trim.

A condition of good health or fitness.

Exterior ornamentation, such as moldings or framework, on a building or vehicle.

Decoration or ornament, as for clothing.

Material used in commercial window displays.

Dress or equipment.

Excised or rejected material, such as film that has been cut in editing.

Personal quality; character.

A cutting or clipping to make neat: My hair needs a trim.

Nautical.

The readiness of a vessel for sailing with regard to ballast, sails, and yards.

The balance of a ship.

The difference between the draft at the bow and at the stern.

The position of an aircraft relative to its horizontal axis.

In good or neat order.

In good physical condition; fit; slim.

In a trim manner.

adj - neat and orderly

verb - to make trim by cutting