spare, trim
(adjective) thin and fit; āthe spare figure of a marathon runnerā; āa body kept trim by exerciseā
tailored, trim
(adjective) severely simple in line or design; āa neat tailored suitā; ātailored curtainsā
trig, clean-cut, trim
(adjective) neat and smart in appearance; āa clean-cut and well-bred young manā; āthe trig corporal in his jaunty capā; āa trim beardā
shipshape, trim, well-kept
(adjective) of places; characterized by order and neatness; free from disorder; āeven the barn was shipshapeā; āa trim little sailboatā
trim, trimming, clipping
(noun) cutting down to the desired size or shape
trimming, trim, passementerie
(noun) a decoration or adornment on a garment; āthe trimming on a hatā; āthe trim on a shirtā
trim
(noun) attitude of an aircraft in flight when allowed to take its own orientation
trim, trimness
(noun) a state of arrangement or appearance; āin good trimā
trim
(verb) adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used
reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down
(verb) cut down on; make a reduction in; āreduce your daily fat intakeā; āThe employer wants to cut back health benefitsā
shave, trim
(verb) cut closely; ātrim my beardā
pare, trim
(verb) remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size; āpare oneās fingernailsā; ātrim the photographā; ātrim lumberā
snip, clip, crop, trim, lop, dress, prune, cut back
(verb) cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; ādress the plants in the gardenā
trim, garnish, dress
(verb) decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
trim
(verb) decorate, as with ornaments; ātrim the christmas treeā; ātrim a shop windowā
trim
(verb) be in equilibrium during a flight; āThe airplane trimmedā
trim
(verb) balance in flight by regulating the control surfaces; ātrim an airplaneā
Source: WordNet® 3.1
trim (third-person singular simple present trims, present participle trimming, simple past and past participle trimmed)
(transitive) To reduce slightly; to cut; especially, to remove excess.
(transitive) To decorate or adorn; especially of a Christmas tree.
(transitive, aviation, of an aircraft) To adjust pitch using trim tabs.
(transitive, nautical, of a vessel) 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.
(transitive, nautical, of a vessel's sails) To modify the angle (of the sails) relative to the wind, especially to set them at the most advantageous angle.
(dated) To balance; to fluctuate between parties, so as to appear to favour each.
(transitive) To make trim; to put in due order for any purpose; to make right, neat, or pleasing; to adjust.
(transitive, carpentry, of timber) To dress; to make smooth.
(transitive, dated) To rebuke; to reprove.
(transitive, dated) To beat or thrash.
trim (countable and uncountable, plural trims)
(uncountable) Decoration; especially, decoration placed along edges or borders.
(countable) A haircut, especially a moderate one to touch up an existing style.
Dress; gear; ornaments.
(countable) The manner in which something is equipped or adorned; order; disposition.
(uncountable, slang, mildly vulgar) Sexual intercourse.
(nautical) The fore-and-aft angle of the vessel to the water, with reference to the cargo and ballast; the manner in which a vessel floats on the water, whether on an even keel or down by the head or stern.
(nautical) The arrangement of the sails with reference to the wind.
trim (comparative trimmer, )
Physically fit.
Slender, lean.
Neat or smart in appearance.
trim (not comparable)
(nautical) In good order; properly managed or maintained.
(nautical) With sails well trimmed.
• MIRT, RMIT
Trim (plural Trims)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Trim is the 13474th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2258 individuals. Trim is most common among White (65.54%) and Black/African American (29.05%) individuals.
• MIRT, RMIT
TRIM (plural TRIMs)
(law) Acronym of trade-related investment measure.
• MIRT, RMIT
Source: Wiktionary
Trim, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Trimmed; p. pr. & vb. n. Trimming.] Etym: [OE. trimen, trumen, AS. trymian, trymman, to prepare, dispose, make strong, fr. trum firm, strong; of uncertain origin.]
1. To make trim; to put in due order for any purpose; to make right, neat, or pleasing; to adjust. The hermit trimmed his little fire. Goldsmith.
2. To dress; to decorate; to adorn; to invest; to embellish; as, to trim a hat. trim a Christmas tree. A rotten building newly trimmed over. Milton. I was trimmed in Julia's gown. Shak.
3. To make ready or right by cutting or shortening; to clip or lop; to curtail; as, to trim the hair; to trim a tree. " And trimmed the cheerful lamp." Byron.
4. (Carp.)
Definition: To dress, as timber; to make smooth.
5. (Naut.) (a) To adjust, as a ship, by arranging the cargo, or disposing the weight of persons or goods, so equally on each side of the center and at each end, that she shall sit well on the water and sail well; as, to trim a ship, or a boat. (b) To arrange in due order for sailing; as, to trim the sails.
6. To rebuke; to reprove; also, to beat. [Colloq.] To trim in (Carp.), to fit, as a piece of timber, into other work.
– To trim up, to dress; to put in order. I found her trimming up the diadem On her dead mistress. Shak.
Trim, v. i.
Definition: To balance; to fluctuate between parties, so as to appear to favor each.
Trim, n.
1. Dress; gear; ornaments. Seeing him just pass the window in his woodland trim. Sir W. Scott.
2. Order; disposition; condition; as, to be in good trim. " The trim of an encounter." Chapman.
3. The state of a ship or her cargo, ballast, masts, etc., by which she is well prepared for sailing.
4. (Arch)
Definition: 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. In ballast trim (Naut.), having only ballast on board. R. H. Dana, Jr.
– Trim of the masts (Naut.), their position in regard to the ship and to each other, as near or distant, far forward or much aft, erect or raking.
– Trim of sails (Naut.), that adjustment, with reference to the wind, witch is best adapted to impel the ship forward.
Trim, a. [Compar. Trimmer; superl. Trimmest.] Etym: [See Trim, v. t.]
Definition: 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. Spenser. So deemed I till I viewed their trim array Of boats last night. Trench.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., āthe father of the brideā instead of āthe brideās fatherā
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
