See Also: trim 1, verb(dictionary)
Trim(money)
trim(dictionary)
trim(2)(dictionary)
trim(1)(dictionary)
Oby-trim(health)
Trim Fat(money)
trim(medicine)
trim-tram(dictionary)
trim 2, adjective(dictionary)

trim 1, verb (oh)



[T]
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1 ?cut?
2 ?reduce?
3 ?decorate?
4 ?sail?
Phrasal verbs
trim something ¡û¡ú back
trim down
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[Language: Old English; Origin: trymian, trymman 'to strengthen, arrange', from trum 'strong, firm']
?CUT?
to make something look neater by cutting small pieces off it
::Pete was trimming the lawn around the roses.
::I have my hair trimmed every six weeks.
trim sth away/off
::Trim away any excess glue with a knife.
?REDUCE?
to reduce a number, amount, or the size of something
::We need to trim costs by ¡ê500m.
::The bill would trim the number of immigrants to the US.
trim sth from/off sth
::The company trimmed ¡ê46,000 from its advertising budget.
?DECORATE?
[usually passive] to decorate something, especially clothes, by adding things that look pretty
trim sth with sth
::a dress trimmed with lace
::At Christmas, the whole family helps trim the tree.
?SAIL?
to move the sails of a boat in order to go faster
trim back [trim sth ¡û¡ú back] phr v
to make something shorter or smaller
::Trim the stems back carefully.
::Most airlines have trimmed back their operations.
trim down phr v
to lose weight deliberately
::Anne has trimmed down from 22 stone to 18.