• cutting down to the desired size or shape
• a decoration or adornment on a garment; "the Trimming on a hat"; "the Trim on a shirt"
• attitude of an aircraft in flight when allowed to take its own orientation
• a state of arrangement or appearance; "in good Trim"
• adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used
• cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"
• cut closely; "Trim my beard"
• remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size; "pare one''s fingernails"; "Trim the photograph"; "Trim lumber"
• cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden"
• decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
• decorate, as with ornaments; "Trim the christmas tree"; "Trim a shop window"
• be in equilibrium during a flight; "The airplane Trimmed"
• balance in flight by regulating the control surfaces; "Trim an airplane"
• thin and fit; "the spare figure of a marathon runner"; "a body kept Trim by exercise"
• severely simple in line or design; "a neat tailored suit"; "tailored curtains"
• (of persons) neat and smart in appearance; "a clean-cut and well-bred young man"; "the trig corporal in his jaunty cap"
• of places; characterized by order and neatness; free from disorder; "even the barn was shipshape"; "a Trim little sailboat"
• (used of hair) neat and tidy; "a nicely kempt beard"

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