To reduce slightly; to cut; especially, to remove excess.
He trimmed his beard before the interview.
To decorate or adorn; especially of a Christmas tree.
They traditionally trim the tree on Christmas Eve.
To adjust the positions of control surfaces, sometimes using trim tabs, so as to modify or eliminate the aircraft's tendency to pitch, roll, or yaw when the cockpit controls are released.
Decoration; especially, decoration placed along edges or borders.
Paint the house white with blue trim.
A haircut, especially a moderate one to touch up an existing style.
I went to the hairdresser for a trim but came back nearly bald.
Physically fit.
He goes jogging every day to keep in trim.
Slender, lean.
a trim figure
In good order; properly managed or maintained.
With sails well trimmed.
A surname.
From Middle English trimen, trymen, trümen, from Old English trymman (“to make firm; strengthen”), from Proto-West Germanic *trummjan, from Proto-Germanic *trumjaną (“to make fast; strengthen”), from ...
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Neat or smart in appearance.
a trim lawn