trim

Adjective

• severely simple in line or design
  • a neat tailored suit
    
  • tailored curtains
    

• neat and smart in appearance
  • a clean-cut and well-bred young man
    
  • the trig corporal in his jaunty cap
    
  • a trim beard
    

• of places; characterized by order and neatness; free from disorder
  • even the barn was shipshape
    
  • a trim little sailboat
    

• thin and fit
  • the spare figure of a marathon runner
    
  • a body kept trim by exercise
    

Noun

• cutting down to the desired size or shape

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

• a decoration or adornment on a garment
  • the trimming on a hat
    
  • the trim on a shirt
    

• a state of arrangement or appearance
  • in good trim
    

Verb

• adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used

• cut closely
  • trim my beard
    

• cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
  • dress the plants in the garden
    

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

• be in equilibrium during a flight
  • The airplane trimmed
    

• balance in flight by regulating the control surfaces
  • trim an airplane
    

• cut down on; make a reduction in
  • reduce your daily fat intake
    
  • The employer wants to cut back health benefits
    

• decorate, as with ornaments
  • trim the christmas tree
    
  • trim a shop window
    

• remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size
  • pare one's fingernails
    
  • trim the photograph
    
  • trim lumber
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  tailored , clean-cut , trig , shipshape , well-kept , spare , trimming , clipping , passementerie , trimness , shave , snip , clip , crop , lop , dress , prune , cut back , garnish , reduce , cut down , trim down , trim back , cut , bring down , pare