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trim [a]

1)	thin and fit; "the spare figure of a marathon runner"; "a body kept trim by exercise"

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lean

2)	(used of hair) neat and tidy; "a nicely kempt beard"

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3)	of places; characterized by order and neatness; free from disorder; "even the barn was shipshape"; "a trim little sailboat"

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shipshape well-kept

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tidy

4)	(of persons) neat and smart in appearance; "a clean-cut and well-bred young man"; "the trig corporal in his jaunty cap"

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tidy

5)	severely simple in line or design; "a neat tailored suit"; "tailored curtains"

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trim [n]

1)	a state of arrangement or appearance; "in good trim"

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2)	a decoration or adornment on a garment; "the trimming on a hat"; "the trim on a shirt"

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passementerie trimming

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adornment dress braid miniver rickrack

3)	attitude of an aircraft in flight when allowed to take its own orientation

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4)	cutting down to the desired size or shape

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clipping trimming

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cut clip shave bring_down pruning

trim [v]

1)	remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size; "pare one's fingernails"; "trim the photograph"; "trim lumber"

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cut trimmer parer dress

2)	decorate, as with ornaments; "trim the christmas tree"; "trim a shop window"

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adorn passementerie

3)	cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"

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bring_down cut cut_back cut_down reduce trim_back trim_down

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decrease clipping cutback decrease shorten quench cut retrench slash thin_out thin detract deflate inflate knock_off

4)	balance in flight by regulating the control surfaces; "trim an airplane"

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5)	be in equilibrium during a flight; "The airplane trimmed"

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be

6)	decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods

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adorn garnish garnish passementerie dress dress

7)	cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden"

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clip crop cut_back dress lop prune snip

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thin_out pruner lopper pruning clipping crop clip clipper snip shear poll pinch disbud

8)	cut closely; "trim my beard"

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cut clipping fleece

9)	adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used

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