trim
Part of speech: verb
noun
adj
adv
Morphological type: simple
Topics: aeronautics
aerospace
automotive
aviation
business
carpentry
construction
diving
engineering
hobbies
lifestyle
manufacturing
media
natural-sciences
nautical
physical-sciences
printing
publishing
sports
transport
underwater-diving
vehicles
Etymology: From Middle English trimen, trymen, trümen, from Old English trymman (“to make firm; strengthen”), from Proto-West Germanic *trummjan, from Proto-Germanic *trumjaną (“to make fast; strengthen”), from Proto-Germanic *trumaz (“firm; strong; sound”).
Inflected forms:
form: trims
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: trimming
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: trimmed
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: trimmed
pos: verb
tags: past
form: trims
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: trimmer
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: trimmest
pos: adj
tags: superlative
Senses:
gloss: To reduce slightly; to cut; especially, to remove excess.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: He trimmed his beard before the interview.
The hedge needs to be trimmed.
Place the screen material in the frame, secure it in place, and trim the edges.
The company trimmed jobs for the second time this year.
A ranch steak is usually trimmed of all excess fat.
gloss: To decorate or adorn; especially of a Christmas tree.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: They traditionally trim the tree on Christmas Eve.
A rotten building newly trimmed over.
I was trimmed in Madam Julia's gown.
Seats are trimmed in a grey and blue moquette and tables are finished with grey Vyanide tops, gilt edging and ebony legs.
The half-dozen pieces […] were painted white and carved with festoons of flowers, birds and cupids. […] The bed was the most extravagant piece. Its graceful cane halftester rose high towards the cornice and was so festooned in carved white wood that the effect was positively insecure, as if the great couch were trimmed with icing sugar.
gloss: 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.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
gloss: 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.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: The captain made us trim the boat, and we got her to lie a little more evenly.
gloss: To modify the angle (of the sails) relative to the wind, especially to set them at the most advantageous angle.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
gloss: To balance; to fluctuate between parties, so as to appear to favour each.
pos: verb
tags: dated
gloss: To make trim; to put in due order for any purpose; to make right, neat, or pleasing; to adjust.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: The hermit trimmed his little fire.
gloss: To dress; to make smooth.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
gloss: To rebuke; to reprove.
pos: verb
tags: dated
transitive
gloss: To beat or thrash.
pos: verb
tags: dated
transitive
gloss: To cut back the wick of (a lamp) to maintain a clean, bright flame.
pos: verb
tags: historical
transitive
examples: The lamp, or candle, which lights the binnacle, is placed in the cabin, of course the expence of one light is saved, and all the inconveniences of blowing out in a squally night, and likewise the trouble of trimming the lamp, are avoided.
gloss: To change the carbon rods of (an arc lamp).
pos: verb
tags: broadly
transitive
examples: To trim an arc lamp, first remove the old carbons and carefully and thoroughly wipe the carbon rods, holders, &c. with a clean, dry rag. […] Having cleaned the rods, next wipe out the globe and get ready the fresh carbons.
gloss: Decoration; especially, decoration placed along edges or borders.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
examples: Paint the house white with blue trim.
gloss: A haircut, especially a moderate one to touch up an existing style.
pos: noun
tags: countable
examples: I went to the hairdresser for a trim but came back nearly bald.
gloss: Dress; gear; ornaments.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: It was the Winter wilde.
While the Heav’n-born-childe,
All meanly wrapt in the rude manger lies:
Nature in aw to him
Had doff't her gawdy trim,
With her great Maſter ſo to ſympathize:
It was no ſeaſon then for her
To wanton with the Sun her luſty Paramour.
seeing him just pass the window in his woodland trim
gloss: The manner in which something is equipped or adorned; order; disposition.
pos: noun
tags: countable
examples: to be in good trim
The measure and whole trim of comeliness
In addition to the numerous traction aspects of the unit's restoration, the team had to create a trim shop in the depot to re-upholster hundreds of seat components.
gloss: The manner in which something is equipped or adorned; order; disposition.
pos: noun
tags: countable
especially
uncountable
examples: Holonyms: make; model
Near-synonym: submodel
This model of car comes in three different trims.
If you want air conditioning, you'll need to move up to the next trim level.
Of the many strategic blunders [Carlos] Tavares made during his four-year reign over what was once a $93 billion conglomerate, perhaps his most egregious was the mismanagement of Jeep, Stellantis' crown jewel. He jacked up prices and increased production of Jeep's most expensive trims, without adequately investing in new products, which left gaping holes in an aging lineup and swelling inventory on dealer lots. The extent of the damage became clear in July 2024, when Stellantis reported that its net income had been cut almost in half. By September, exasperated dealers sent an open letter to Tavares accusing him of destroying the company's brands.
Now, it [Tesla Inc] has unveiled two long-awaited cheaper electric vehicles that are most definitely not the game-changers once promised. But are they enough to do the job? It depends on what that job is. […] The models — or rather, trims, since they aren’t new vehicles — unveiled Tuesday are about taking away, not adding. […] there has been a steady drumbeat of positive Tesla news since the shareholder proxy containing the compensation vote came out. This includes includes Musk buying a nominal amount of shares, pulled-forward third quarter EV sales, the first big update of the Full Self Driving software since 2024, and now these new trims — despite signaling enervation rather than innovation. It is here that Tesla's latest additions may do the job even if they don't light up the forecourt.
gloss: 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.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
gloss: The mechanism(s) used to trim an aircraft in roll, pitch, and/or yaw.
pos: noun
tags: broadly
uncountable
gloss: The female genitalia.
pos: noun
tags: mildly
slang
uncountable
vulgar
gloss: Sexual intercourse with a woman.
pos: noun
tags: broadly
mildly
slang
uncountable
vulgar
examples: "Take me somewhere."
His response lacked dignity, but in fairness to him I admit that I had left him little chance to be suave.
He asked, "You mean, you’re going to give me some trim?"
gloss: The fore-and-aft angle of the vessel to the water, with reference to the cargo and ballast; the manner in which a vessel floats on the water, whether on an even keel or down by the head or stern.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: The arrangement of the sails with reference to the wind.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: Any of the three cut edges of book pages, trimmed with a shear after binding.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: The horizontal position of an underwater water
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
gloss: Physically fit.
pos: adj
examples: He goes jogging every day to keep in trim.
gloss: Slender, lean.
pos: adj
examples: a trim figure
gloss: Neat or smart in appearance.
pos: adj
examples: a trim lawn
[…]manhood is melted into curtsies, valour into compliment, and men are only turned into tongue, and trim ones too: he is now as valiant as Hercules that only tells a lie and swears it.
“A tight little craft,” was Austin’s invariable comment on the matron; and she looked it, always trim and trig and smooth of surface like a converted yacht cleared for action. ¶ Near her wandered her husband, orientally bland, invariably affable,[…].
gloss: In good order; properly managed or maintained.
pos: adv
tags: not-comparable
gloss: With sails well trimmed.
pos: adv
tags: not-comparable
Derived words: betrim
mistrim
overtrim
retrim
trim down
trim down to size
trimmable
trimmigrant
trimnasium
trim one's sails
trim up
untrim
in fighting trim
out of trim
pretrim
trim line
trim party
trimphone
trim tab
trim trail
trim-tram
trimwork
trimly
trimness
Translations:
lang: Finnish
word: tasapainottaa
lang: Finnish
word: säätää kulkuasentoa
lang: Finnish
word: trimmata
lang: Hebrew
word: ַשִׁפֵּע
roman: shipe'a
lang: Māori
word: tauta
lang: Russian
word: накренить
roman: nakrenitʹ
lang: Finnish
word: varustelutaso
lang: Finnish
word: viimeistely
lang: German
word: Verkleidung
lang: German
word: Ausstattung
lang: German
word: Innenausstattung
lang: Finnish
word: kulkuasento
lang: Finnish
word: tasapaino
lang: French
word: assiette
lang: Hebrew
word: שֹׁפַע
roman: shofa
lang: Italian
word: assetto (nave-aereo)