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Trim 1Definition: To make trim; to put in due order for any purpose; to make right, neat, or pleasing; to adjust.
Trim 2Definition: To dress; to decorate; to adorn; to invest; to embellish; as, to trim a hat. Trim 3Definition: To make ready or right by cutting or shortening; to clip or lop; to curtail; as, to trim the hair; to trim a tree. Trim 4Definition: To dress, as timber; to make smooth. Trim 5Definition: 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. Trim 6Definition: To arrange in due order for sailing; as, to trim the sails. Trim 7Definition: To rebuke; to reprove; also, to beat. Trim 8Definition: To balance; to fluctuate between parties, so as to appear to favor each. Trim 9Definition: Dress; gear; ornaments. Trim 10Definition: Order; disposition; condition; as, to be in good trim. Trim 11Definition: The state of a ship or her cargo, ballast, masts, etc., by which she is well prepared for sailing. Trim 12Definition: 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. Trim 13Definition: 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. trim 14Definition: cutting down to the desired size or shape trim 15Definition: a decoration or adornment on a garment; "the trimming on a hat"; "the trim on a shirt" trim 16Definition: attitude of an aircraft in flight when allowed to take its own orientation trim 17Definition: a state of arrangement or appearance; "in good trim" trim 18Definition: adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used trim 19Definition: cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits" trim 20Definition: cut closely; "trim my beard" trim 21Definition: remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size; "pare one''s fingernails"; "trim the photograph"; "trim lumber" trim 22Definition: cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden" trim 23Definition: decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods trim 24Definition: decorate, as with ornaments; "trim the christmas tree"; "trim a shop window" trim 25Definition: be in equilibrium during a flight; "The airplane trimmed" trim 26Definition: balance in flight by regulating the control surfaces; "trim an airplane" trim 27Definition: thin and fit; "the spare figure of a marathon runner"; "a body kept trim by exercise" trim 28Definition: severely simple in line or design; "a neat tailored suit"; "tailored curtains" trim 29Definition: (of persons) neat and smart in appearance; "a clean-cut and well-bred young man"; "the trig corporal in his jaunty cap" trim 30Definition: of places; characterized by order and neatness; free from disorder; "even the barn was shipshape"; "a trim little sailboat" trim 31Definition: (used of hair) neat and tidy; "a nicely kempt beard"
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