- trim
- [[t]trɪ̱m[/t]]
trimmer, trimmest, trims, trimming, trimmed1) 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 figure as trim, you mean that it is attractive because there is no extra fat on their body.The driver was a trim young woman of perhaps thirty.
3) VERB If you trim something, for example someone's hair, you cut off small amounts of it in order to make it look neater and tidier.[V n] My friend trims my hair every eight weeks...
[V n] Grass shears are specially made to trim grass growing in awkward places.
N-SINGTrim is also a noun.His hair needed a trim.
4) VERB If a government or other organization trims something such as a plan, policy, or amount, they reduce it slightly in extent or size.[V n] American companies looked at ways they could trim these costs...
[V n] We trimmed the marketing department.
5) VERB: usu passive If something such as a piece of clothing is trimmed with a type of material or design, it is decorated with it, usually along its edges.[be V-ed with n] ...jackets, which are then trimmed with crocheted flowers...
[V-ed] I am wearing a plaid nightgown trimmed with white lace.
Derived words:-trimmed COMB in ADJHe wears a fur-trimmed coat.
...gold-trimmed fitted furniture.
6) N-VAR The trim on something such as a piece of clothing is a decoration, for example along its edges, that is in a different colour or material....a white satin scarf with black trim...
The saddles feature a reflective trim for night time visibility.
Syn:7) PHRASE: v-link PHR, PHR after v When people are in trim or in good trim, they are in good physical condition.He is already getting in trim for the big day...
It is an excellent way of keeping my voice in trim.
Phrasal Verbs:- trim off
English dictionary. 2008.
