trim off — see trim away … English dictionary
trim´ness — trim «trihm», verb, trimmed, trim|ming, adjective, trim|mer, trim|mest, noun, adverb. –v.t. 1. to make neat by cutting away parts: »The gardene … Useful english dictionary
trim´ly — trim «trihm», verb, trimmed, trim|ming, adjective, trim|mer, trim|mest, noun, adverb. –v.t. 1. to make neat by cutting away parts: »The gardene … Useful english dictionary
trim — 1 trimmed, trimming verb (T) 1 CUT to make something look neater by cutting small pieces off it: Your hair needs trimming. | Can you trim the hedge? 2 REDUCE to remove parts of a plan to reduce its cost: We need to trim the Defence budget by a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
trim — trimly, adv. trimness, n. /trim/, v., trimmed, trimming, n., adj., trimmer, trimmest, adv. v.t. 1. to put into a neat or orderly condition by clipping, paring, pruning, etc.: to trim a hedge. 2. to remove (something superfluous or dispensable) by … Universalium
trim — [[t]trɪm[/t]] v. trimmed, trim•ming, 1) to put into a neat or orderly condition by clipping, paring, pruning, etc.: to trim a hedge[/ex] 2) to remove (something superfluous or dispensable) by or as if by cutting (often fol. by off): to trim off… … From formal English to slang
trim — [c]/trɪm / (say trim) verb (trimmed, trimming) –verb (t) 1. to reduce to a neat or orderly state by clipping, paring, pruning, etc.: to trim a hedge. 2. to modify (opinions, etc.) according to expediency. 3. Carpentry to bring (a piece of timber …
trim — [[t]trɪ̱m[/t]] trimmer, trimmest, trims, trimming, trimmed 1) ADJ GRADED Something that is trim is neat, tidy, and attractive. The neighbours gardens were trim and neat. ...the trim houses. 2) ADJ GRADED (approval) If you describe someone s… … English dictionary
trim — 1. verb 1) his hair had been washed and trimmed Syn: cut, crop, bob, shorten, clip, snip, shear, barber; neaten, shape, tidy up 2) trim off the lower leaves using a sharp knife Syn … Thesaurus of popular words
trim away — or trim off PHRASAL VERB If you trim away or trim off parts of something, you cut them off, because they are not needed. [V P n (not pron)] Neatly trim away old flowers on shrubs... [V n P n] Trim the fat off the ham … English dictionary
trim — v 1. clip, snip, nip, prune, pare; cut, bob, crop, shingle; shear, shave, fleece, pollard, poll, scalp, cut down to the quick; neaten, even up; shape, form, fashion, sculpt, sculp, sculpture. 2.Often trim off dock, bobtail, lop, chop, hack, cut… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
