Noun

• S: (n) trim, trimness (a state of arrangement or appearance) "in good trim"
• S: (n) trimming, trim, passementerie (a decoration or adornment on a garment) "the trimming on a hat"; "the trim on a shirt"
• S: (n) trim (attitude of an aircraft in flight when allowed to take its own orientation)
• S: (n) trim, trimming, clipping (cutting down to the desired size or shape)
• direct hyponym / full hyponym
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (n) cut, cutting, cutting off (the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends) "the barber gave him a good cut"
• S: (n) shortening (act of decreasing in length) "the dress needs shortening"
• S: (n) decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down (the act of decreasing or reducing something)
• S: (n) change of magnitude (the act of changing the amount or size of something)
• S: (n) change (the action of changing something) "the change of government had no impact on the economy"; "his change on abortion cost him the election"
• S: (n) action (something done (usually as opposed to something said)) "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions"
• S: (n) act, deed, human action, human activity (something that people do or cause to happen)
• S: (n) event (something that happens at a given place and time)
• S: (n) psychological feature (a feature of the mental life of a living organism)
• S: (n) abstraction, abstract entity (a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples)
• S: (n) entity (that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))
• derivationally related form

Verb

• S: (v) pare, trim (remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size) "pare one's fingernails"; "trim the photograph"; "trim lumber"
• S: (v) trim (decorate, as with ornaments) "trim the christmas tree"; "trim a shop window"
• S: (v) reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down (cut down on; make a reduction in) "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"
• S: (v) trim (balance in flight by regulating the control surfaces) "trim an airplane"
• S: (v) trim (be in equilibrium during a flight) "The airplane trimmed"
• S: (v) trim, garnish, dress (decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods)
• S: (v) snip, clip, crop, trim, lop, dress, prune, cut back (cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of) "dress the plants in the garden"
• direct troponym / full troponym
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• derivationally related form
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• S: (v) shave, trim (cut closely) "trim my beard"
• S: (v) trim (adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used)
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• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
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Adjective

• S: (adj) spare, trim (thin and fit) "the spare figure of a marathon runner"; "a body kept trim by exercise"
• S: (adj) shipshape, trim, well-kept (of places; characterized by order and neatness; free from disorder) "even the barn was shipshape"; "a trim little sailboat"
• similar to
• derivationally related form
• antonym
• S: (adj) clean-cut, trig, trim (neat and smart in appearance) "a clean-cut and well-bred young man"; "the trig corporal in his jaunty cap"; "a trim beard"
• S: (adj) tailored, trim (severely simple in line or design) "a neat tailored suit"; "tailored curtains"