Trim - Definition

adj 1: thin and fit; "the spare figure of a marathon runner"; "a
body kept trim by exercise" [syn: spare, trim]
2: of places; characterized by order and neatness; free from
disorder; "even the barn was shipshape"; "a trim little
sailboat" [syn: shipshape, trim, well-kept]
3: neat and smart in appearance; "a clean-cut and well-bred
young man"; "the trig corporal in his jaunty cap"; "a trim
beard" [syn: clean-cut, trig, trim]
4: severely simple in line or design; "a neat tailored suit";
"tailored curtains" [syn: tailored, trim]
n 1: a state of arrangement or appearance; "in good trim" [syn:
trim, trimness]
2: a decoration or adornment on a garment; "the trimming on a
hat"; "the trim on a shirt" [syn: trimming, trim,
passementerie]
3: attitude of an aircraft in flight when allowed to take its
own orientation
4: cutting down to the desired size or shape [syn: trim,
trimming, clipping]
v 1: remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size;
"pare one's fingernails"; "trim the photograph"; "trim
lumber" [syn: pare, trim]
2: decorate, as with ornaments; "trim the christmas tree"; "trim
a shop window"
3: cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat
intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"
[syn: reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down,
trim back, cut, bring down]
4: balance in flight by regulating the control surfaces; "trim
an airplane"
5: be in equilibrium during a flight; "The airplane trimmed"
6: decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
[syn: trim, garnish, dress]
7: cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the
plants in the garden" [syn: snip, clip, crop, trim,
lop, dress, prune, cut back]
8: cut closely; "trim my beard" [syn: shave, trim]
9: adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used