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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
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cut back
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trim
,
trim down
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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
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crop
,
trim
,
lop
,
dress
,
prune
,
cut back
(cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of)
"dress the plants in the garden"
S:
(v)
shave
,
trim
(cut closely)
"trim my beard"
S:
(v)
trim
(adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used)
Adjective
S:
(adj)
trimmed
,
cut
(made neat and tidy by trimming)
"his neatly trimmed hair"