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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Trim \Trim\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Trimmed; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Trimming.] [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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The hermit trimmed his little fire.   --Goldsmith.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To dress; to decorate; to adorn; to invest; to embellish;
        as, to trim a hat.
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              A rotten building newly trimmed over. --Milton.
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              I was trimmed in Julia's gown.        --Shak.
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     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. (Carp.) To dress, as timber; to make smooth.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
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     6. To rebuke; to reprove; also, to beat. [Colloq.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
     To trim in (Carp.), to fit, as a piece of timber, into
        other work.
  
     To trim up, to dress; to put in order.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              I found her trimming up the diadem
              On her dead mistress.                 --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Trim \Trim\, a. [Compar. Trimmer; superl. Trimmest.] [See
     Trim, v. t.]
     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.
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           With comely carriage of her countenance trim.
                                                    --Spenser.
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           So deemed I till I viewed their trim array
           Of boats last night.                     --Trench.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Trim \Trim\, v. i.
     To balance; to fluctuate between parties, so as to appear to
     favor each.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Trim \Trim\, n.
     1. Dress; gear; ornaments.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Seeing him just pass the window in his woodland
              trim.                                 --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Order; disposition; condition; as, to be in good trim. ``
        The trim of an encounter.'' --Chapman.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. The state of a ship or her cargo, ballast, masts, etc., by
        which she is well prepared for sailing.
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     4. (Arch) 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Trim \Trim\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Trimmed; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Trimming.] [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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Trim \Trim\, v. i.
     To balance; to fluctuate between parties, so as to appear to
     favor each.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Trim \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) 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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Trim \Trim\, a. [Compar. Trimmer; superl. Trimmest.] [See
     Trim, v. t.]
     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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  trim
       adj 1: thin and fit; "the spare figure of a marathon runner"; "a
              body kept trim by exercise" [syn: spare]
       2: (used of hair) neat and tidy; "a nicely kempt beard" [syn: kempt,
           tidy]
       3: of places; characterized by order and neatness; free from
          disorder; "even the barn was shipshape"; "a trim little
          sailboat" [syn: shipshape, well-kept]
       4: (of persons) neat and smart in appearance; "a clean-cut and
          well-bred young man"; "the trig corporal in his jaunty
          cap" [syn: clean-cut, trig]
       5: severely simple in line or design; "a neat tailored suit";
          "tailored curtains" [syn: tailored]
       n 1: a state of arrangement or appearance; "in good trim" [syn: trimness]
       2: a decoration or adornment on a garment; "the trimming on a
          hat"; "the trim on a shirt" [syn: trimming, 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: 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]
       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 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: garnish, dress]
       7: cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the
          plants in the garden" [syn: snip, clip, crop, lop,
           dress, prune, cut back]
       8: cut closely; "trim my beard" [syn: shave]
       9: adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used
       [also: trimming, trimmed, trimmest, trimmer]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  trim
     Αλβανικά n.
     άνδρας, άντρας

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  trim
     a.
     1 physically fit.
     2 slender, lean.
     3 neat or smart in appearance.
     adv.
     1 (lb en nautical) In good order; properly managed or maintained.
     2 (lb en nautical) With sails well trimmed.
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable) decoration; especially, decoration placed along
  edges or borders.
     2 (lb en countable) A haircut, especially a moderate one to touch up
  an existing style.
     3 dress; gear; ornaments.
     4 (lb en countable) The manner in which something is equipped or
  adorned; order; disposition.
     5 (lb en uncountable aviation of an aircraft) The state of adjustment
  of control surfaces such that the desired attitude can be maintained
  without requiring the continuous application of force to the cockpit
  controls.
     6 (lb en uncountable aviation by extension) The mechanism(s) used to
  #Verb an aircraft in roll, pitch, and/or yaw.
     7 (lb en uncountable slang mildly vulgar) sexual intercourse.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To reduce slightly; to cut; especially, to
  remove excess.
     2 (lb en transitive) To decorate or adorn; especially of a Christmas
  tree.
     3 (lb en transitive aviation of an aircraft) To adjust the positions
  of control surfaces, sometimes using trim tabs, so as to modify or
  eliminate the aircraft's tendency to pitch, roll, or yaw when the
  cockpit controls are released.
     4 (lb en 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.
     5 (lb en 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.
     6 (senseid en fluctuate)(lb en dated) To balance; to fluctuate
  between parties, so as to appear to favour each.
     7 (lb en transitive) To make trim; to put in due order for any
  purpose; to make right, neat, or pleasing; to adjust.
     8 (lb en transitive carpentry of timber) To dress; to make smooth.
     9 (lb en transitive dated) To rebuke; to reprove.
     10 (lb en transitive dated) To beat or thrash.
     11 (lb en transitive historical) To cut back the wick of (a lamp) to
  maintain a clean, bright flame.
     Dutch vb.
     (infl of nl trimmen  1 s pres ind ; imp)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Trim
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  TRIM
     n.
     (lb en law) (acronym of en trade-related investment measure)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  trim
     a.
     1 physically fit.
     2 slender, lean.
     3 neat or smart in appearance.
     adv.
     1 (lb en nautical) In good order; properly managed or maintained.
     2 (lb en nautical) With sails well trimmed.
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable) decoration; especially, decoration placed along
  edges or borders.
     2 (lb en countable) A haircut, especially a moderate one to touch up
  an existing style.
     3 dress; gear; ornaments.
     4 (lb en countable) The manner in which something is equipped or
  adorned; order; disposition.
     5 (lb en uncountable aviation of an aircraft) The state of adjustment
  of control surfaces such that the desired attitude can be maintained
  without requiring the continuous application of force to the cockpit
  controls.
     6 (lb en uncountable aviation by extension) The mechanism(s) used to
  #Verb an aircraft in roll, pitch, and/or yaw.
     7 (lb en uncountable slang mildly vulgar) sexual intercourse.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To reduce slightly; to cut; especially, to
  remove excess.
     2 (lb en transitive) To decorate or adorn; especially of a Christmas
  tree.
     3 (lb en transitive aviation of an aircraft) To adjust the positions
  of control surfaces, sometimes using trim tabs, so as to modify or
  eliminate the aircraft's tendency to pitch, roll, or yaw when the
  cockpit controls are released.
     4 (lb en 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.
     5 (lb en 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.
     6 (senseid en fluctuate)(lb en dated) To balance; to fluctuate
  between parties, so as to appear to favour each.
     7 (lb en transitive) To make trim; to put in due order for any
  purpose; to make right, neat, or pleasing; to adjust.
     8 (lb en transitive carpentry of timber) To dress; to make smooth.
     9 (lb en transitive dated) To rebuke; to reprove.
     10 (lb en transitive dated) To beat or thrash.
     11 (lb en transitive historical) To cut back the wick of (a lamp) to
  maintain a clean, bright flame.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Trim
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  TRIM
     n.
     (lb en law) (acronym of en trade-related investment measure)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  trim
     a.
     1 physically fit.
     2 slender, lean.
     3 neat or smart in appearance.
     adv.
     1 (lb en nautical) In good order; properly managed or maintained.
     2 (lb en nautical) With sails well trimmed.
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable) decoration; especially, decoration placed along
  edges or borders.
     2 (lb en countable) A haircut, especially a moderate one to touch up
  an existing style.
     3 dress; gear; ornaments.
     4 (lb en countable) The manner in which something is equipped or
  adorned; order; disposition.
     5 (lb en uncountable aviation of an aircraft) The state of adjustment
  of control surfaces such that the desired attitude can be maintained
  without requiring the continuous application of force to the cockpit
  controls.
     6 (lb en uncountable aviation by extension) The mechanism(s) used to
  #Verb an aircraft in roll, pitch, and/or yaw.
     7 (lb en uncountable slang mildly vulgar) sexual intercourse.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To reduce slightly; to cut; especially, to
  remove excess.
     2 (lb en transitive) To decorate or adorn; especially of a Christmas
  tree.
     3 (lb en transitive aviation of an aircraft) To adjust the positions
  of control surfaces, sometimes using trim tabs, so as to modify or
  eliminate the aircraft's tendency to pitch, roll, or yaw when the
  cockpit controls are released.
     4 (lb en 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.
     5 (lb en 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.
     6 (senseid en fluctuate)(lb en dated) To balance; to fluctuate
  between parties, so as to appear to favour each.
     7 (lb en transitive) To make trim; to put in due order for any
  purpose; to make right, neat, or pleasing; to adjust.
     8 (lb en transitive carpentry of timber) To dress; to make smooth.
     9 (lb en transitive dated) To rebuke; to reprove.
     10 (lb en transitive dated) To beat or thrash.
     11 (lb en transitive historical) To cut back the wick of (a lamp) to
  maintain a clean, bright flame.
     Dutch vb.
     (infl of nl trimmen  1 s pres ind ; imp)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Trim
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  TRIM
     n.
     (lb en law) (acronym of en trade-related investment measure)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  trim
     Dutch vb.
     (infl of nl trimmen  1 s pres ind ; imp)
     Latvian num.
     (infl of lv trīs  dat//ins p m//f)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Trim
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  TRIM
     n.
     (lb en law) (acronym of en trade-related investment measure)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  trim
     Englanti a.
     hoikka
     Englanti n.
     trimmi, trimmaus
     Englanti vb.
     1 trimmata, leikata
     2 trimmata, säätää

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  trim
     n.
     god kondition, gott skick

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]


  trim
     n.
     god kondition, gott skick

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Trim /tɹˈɪm/
  الحالة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  trim //tɹɪm// /[t̠ʰɹ̠̊ɪm]/ 
  спретнат
  neat, smart appearance

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  trim //tɹɪm// /[t̠ʰɹ̠̊ɪm]/ 
  1. уравновесявам
  to adjust the positions of control surfaces, sometimes using trim tabs
  2. гарнирам, украсявам
  to decorate
  3. подкастрям, подрязвам, подстригвам
  to reduce slightly