Trim
verb
To cut away parts to make neat.
I need to trim my hair because it's become too long.
Often appears as...
- trim hair
- trim nails
adjective
Neat and smart in appearance.
He wears a trim suit to work everyday.
Often appears as...
- trim figure
- trim appearance
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Approving
verb
To reduce in size, amount, or extent.
The company is planning to trim costs by reducing staff.
Often appears as...
- trim costs
- trim expenses
noun
Something added to something else to enhance its appearance or functionality.
I added some trim to the dress to make it prettier.
Often appears as...
- ribbon trim
- lace trim
verb
To adjust (something) so as to make it balanced or well-suited.
He had to trim the sails to improve the boat's speed.
Often appears as...
- trim sails
- trim course
verb
To cut away parts to make neat.
I need to trim my hair because it's become too long.
Often appears as...
- trim hair
- trim nails
adjective
Neat and smart in appearance.
He wears a trim suit to work everyday.
Often appears as...
- trim figure
- trim appearance
Usage tips
Approving
verb
To reduce in size, amount, or extent.
The company is planning to trim costs by reducing staff.
Often appears as...
- trim costs
- trim expenses
noun
Something added to something else to enhance its appearance or functionality.
I added some trim to the dress to make it prettier.
Often appears as...
- ribbon trim
- lace trim
verb
To adjust (something) so as to make it balanced or well-suited.
He had to trim the sails to improve the boat's speed.
Often appears as...
- trim sails
- trim course
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Personal Grooming
Used for tasks related to personal care, like cutting hair or nails to maintain a neat appearance.
She visits the salon biweekly to trim her split ends.
Pro Tip 2/2Precision Needed
Implies careful or skillful cutting to achieve the desired shape or look, not just any cut.
The gardener took his time to trim the hedge perfectly.
Pro Tip 1/2Personal Grooming
Used for tasks related to personal care, like cutting hair or nails to maintain a neat appearance.
She visits the salon biweekly to trim her split ends.
Pro Tip 2/2Precision Needed
Implies careful or skillful cutting to achieve the desired shape or look, not just any cut.
The gardener took his time to trim the hedge perfectly.
Pro Tip 1/2Personal Grooming
Used for tasks related to personal care, like cutting hair or nails to maintain a neat appearance.
She visits the salon biweekly to trim her split ends.
Pro Tip 2/2Precision Needed
Implies careful or skillful cutting to achieve the desired shape or look, not just any cut.
The gardener took his time to trim the hedge perfectly.
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Small rockets are the...
but we leave the second stage in this highly elliptical orbit. And at the perigee of the orbit, or the lowest point, it dips into the Earth's atmosphere and basically burns back up. So now we're left with this little kick stage, that white thing on the corner of the screen. It's got its own propulsion system, and we use it to raise and trim the orbit
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James Balog: Time-lapse...
And so, there are features on this landscape. There's a ridge right in the middle of the picture, up above where that arrow comes in, that shows you that a little bit. There's a marker line called the trim line above our little red illustration there. This is something no self-respecting photographer would ever do --
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3 clues to understanding...
In all of us, it turns out we are born with everything wired to everything else. So, every brain region is wired to every other region, and these are trimmed down to create the characteristic modular architecture of the adult brain. So, if there's a gene causing this trimming
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14 Tips On How To Have A...
something for the rest of their life you can gift food you can make food never throw your leftovers away the leftovers from your your roasts are the best part you can have the trimmings from all of the vegetables and the leftover bone from the hunk of meat or whatever that
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Meet the Super Cow PIPE...
of trimmed in there yeah to highlight to highlight that muscle has got a high value you see and these are all gonna be lean cuts and they're all for quick cooking our babies right that's right without you when you look at this you you can't help thinking of lunch you
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Anaconda Babies PIPE...
these are eggs that never developed into babies although anacondas are the largest snakes in the world this trim down mother hasn't eaten in several months you'll have to excuse her if she dines on some of the eggs she's gotta eat something so she'll be strong enough
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Making a TED-Ed Lesson:...
so we used Fun-Tak to move the clouds across the page. Once they left the page, they had to be trimmed to get the illusion they flew off. When the pages of the book close at the end, we had to flip each page, supporting it in each position
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Obesity PIPE National...
with you guys today I underwent gastric bypass surgery after one a month Francis has recovered from surgery and is much trimmer even so this surgery is not a miracle if Francis doesn't change his lifestyle he won't continue to lose
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Anaconda Birth PIPE...
expels about a dozen orange spheroids these are eggs that never developed into babies although anacondas are the largest snakes in the world this trim down mother hasn't eaten in several months
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An old friend who never...
what keeps the whole world spinning what fills the trees up with trimmings what keeps the darkness from winning 55 who's the angel with a sword and it's half the
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Small rockets are the...
but we leave the second stage in this highly elliptical orbit. And at the perigee of the orbit, or the lowest point, it dips into the Earth's atmosphere and basically burns back up. So now we're left with this little kick stage, that white thing on the corner of the screen. It's got its own propulsion system, and we use it to raise and trim the orbit
Video examples
James Balog: Time-lapse...
And so, there are features on this landscape. There's a ridge right in the middle of the picture, up above where that arrow comes in, that shows you that a little bit. There's a marker line called the trim line above our little red illustration there. This is something no self-respecting photographer would ever do --
Video examples
3 clues to understanding...
In all of us, it turns out we are born with everything wired to everything else. So, every brain region is wired to every other region, and these are trimmed down to create the characteristic modular architecture of the adult brain. So, if there's a gene causing this trimming
Video examples
14 Tips On How To Have A...
something for the rest of their life you can gift food you can make food never throw your leftovers away the leftovers from your your roasts are the best part you can have the trimmings from all of the vegetables and the leftover bone from the hunk of meat or whatever that
Video examples
Meet the Super Cow PIPE...
of trimmed in there yeah to highlight to highlight that muscle has got a high value you see and these are all gonna be lean cuts and they're all for quick cooking our babies right that's right without you when you look at this you you can't help thinking of lunch you
Video examples
Anaconda Babies PIPE...
these are eggs that never developed into babies although anacondas are the largest snakes in the world this trim down mother hasn't eaten in several months you'll have to excuse her if she dines on some of the eggs she's gotta eat something so she'll be strong enough
Video examples
Making a TED-Ed Lesson:...
so we used Fun-Tak to move the clouds across the page. Once they left the page, they had to be trimmed to get the illusion they flew off. When the pages of the book close at the end, we had to flip each page, supporting it in each position
Video examples
Obesity PIPE National...
with you guys today I underwent gastric bypass surgery after one a month Francis has recovered from surgery and is much trimmer even so this surgery is not a miracle if Francis doesn't change his lifestyle he won't continue to lose
Video examples
Anaconda Birth PIPE...
expels about a dozen orange spheroids these are eggs that never developed into babies although anacondas are the largest snakes in the world this trim down mother hasn't eaten in several months
Video examples
An old friend who never...
what keeps the whole world spinning what fills the trees up with trimmings what keeps the darkness from winning 55 who's the angel with a sword and it's half the
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Beth Ostrosky Stern
American Actress
When cats scratch the furniture, it's only because they're trying to sharpen their claws, which means they get so long that they want to grind them down. So if you trim their claws routinely, it helps tremendously.
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Harlan Coben
American Author
Let me back up a little and tell you why I prefer writing to real life: You can rewrite. A novel, for example, can be cleaned up, altered, trimmed, improved. Life, on the other hand, is one big messy rough draft.
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Mike Ditka
American Coach
You see people who have been very heavy in their life who have taken that body, trimmed it down, firmed it up through discipline, exercise and being able to say no. Eating properly, that all comes into it.
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Suzanne Somers
American Actress
When you choose high-quality delicious foods, your body will reward you with a trim figure and a longer, healthier life. After all, what you put in your body is the best recipe for staying sexy forever.
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Martha Stewart
Entertainer
One of the things I do to stay healthy and fit is to make sure I exercise every single day. Aside from eating right and getting enough sleep, exercise keeps me trim and boosts my energy.
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Jay Roach
American Director
The DVD does make it a little easier for myself to trim things that are otherwise very difficult to let loose of - knowing that they'll make it on the DVD.
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Bill Gates
American Businessman
The next time someone tells you we can trim the budget by cutting aid, I hope you will ask whether it will come at the cost of more people dying.
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Donald Rumsfeld
American Politician
Work continuously to trim the White House staff from your first day to your last. All the pressures are to the contrary.
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Ian Schrager
American Businessman
The trimmings of wealth are not as important to me and my generation as they were to my parents' generation.
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Dolly Parton
American Singer
I look at myself like a show dog. I've got to keep her clipped and trimmed and in good shape.
Quote examples
Beth Ostrosky Stern
American Actress
When cats scratch the furniture, it's only because they're trying to sharpen their claws, which means they get so long that they want to grind them down. So if you trim their claws routinely, it helps tremendously.
Quote examples
Harlan Coben
American Author
Let me back up a little and tell you why I prefer writing to real life: You can rewrite. A novel, for example, can be cleaned up, altered, trimmed, improved. Life, on the other hand, is one big messy rough draft.
Quote examples
Mike Ditka
American Coach
You see people who have been very heavy in their life who have taken that body, trimmed it down, firmed it up through discipline, exercise and being able to say no. Eating properly, that all comes into it.
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Suzanne Somers
American Actress
When you choose high-quality delicious foods, your body will reward you with a trim figure and a longer, healthier life. After all, what you put in your body is the best recipe for staying sexy forever.
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Martha Stewart
Entertainer
One of the things I do to stay healthy and fit is to make sure I exercise every single day. Aside from eating right and getting enough sleep, exercise keeps me trim and boosts my energy.
Quote examples
Jay Roach
American Director
The DVD does make it a little easier for myself to trim things that are otherwise very difficult to let loose of - knowing that they'll make it on the DVD.
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Bill Gates
American Businessman
The next time someone tells you we can trim the budget by cutting aid, I hope you will ask whether it will come at the cost of more people dying.
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Donald Rumsfeld
American Politician
Work continuously to trim the White House staff from your first day to your last. All the pressures are to the contrary.
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Ian Schrager
American Businessman
The trimmings of wealth are not as important to me and my generation as they were to my parents' generation.
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Dolly Parton
American Singer
I look at myself like a show dog. I've got to keep her clipped and trimmed and in good shape.
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