Noun

• S: (n) trimming (trimming%1:04:00::) (the act of adding decoration) "the children had to be in bed before it was time for the trimming of the tree"
• S: (n) trimming (trimming%1:06:00::), trim (trim%1:06:00::), passementerie (passementerie%1:06:00::) (a decoration or adornment on a garment) "the trimming on a hat"; "the trim on a shirt"
• S: (n) trim (trim%1:04:00::), trimming (trimming%1:04:01::), clipping (clipping%1:04:02::) (cutting down to the desired size or shape)

Verb

• S: (v) pare (pare%2:35:00::), trim (trim%2:35:03::) (remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size) "pare one's fingernails"; "trim the photograph"; "trim lumber"
• S: (v) trim (trim%2:36:01::) (decorate, as with ornaments) "trim the christmas tree"; "trim a shop window"
• S: (v) reduce (reduce%2:30:00::), cut down (cut_down%2:30:00::), cut back (cut_back%2:30:01::), trim (trim%2:30:00::), trim down (trim_down%2:30:00::), trim back (trim_back%2:30:00::), cut (cut%2:30:06::), bring down (bring_down%2:30:00::) (cut down on; make a reduction in) "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"
• S: (v) trim (trim%2:42:06::) (balance in flight by regulating the control surfaces) "trim an airplane"
• S: (v) trim (trim%2:42:05::) (be in equilibrium during a flight) "The airplane trimmed"
• S: (v) trim (trim%2:36:00::), garnish (garnish%2:36:00::), dress (dress%2:36:00::) (decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods)
• S: (v) snip (snip%2:35:00::), clip (clip%2:35:04::), crop (crop%2:35:00::), trim (trim%2:35:02::), lop (lop%2:35:00::), dress (dress%2:35:03::), prune (prune%2:35:00::), cut back (cut_back%2:35:00::) (cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of) "dress the plants in the garden"
• S: (v) shave (shave%2:35:01::), trim (trim%2:35:01::) (cut closely) "trim my beard"
• S: (v) trim (trim%2:30:04::) (adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used)