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Noun trimming has 3 senses
- trimming - the act of adding decoration; "the children had to be in bed before it was time for the trimming of the tree"
--1 is a kind of decoration
- trimming, trim, passementerie - a decoration or adornment on a garment; "the trimming on a hat"; "the trim on a shirt"
--2 is a kind of adornment
--2 has particulars:
- trim, trimming, clipping - cutting down to the desired size or shape
--3 is a kind of cut, cutting, cutting off
--3 has particulars: pruning
Verb trim has 9 senses
- pare, trim - remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size; "pare one's fingernails"; "trim the photograph"; "trim lumber"
--1 is one way to cut
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- trim - decorate, as with ornaments; "trim the christmas tree"; "trim a shop window"
--2 is one way to decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down - cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"
--3 is one way to decrease, lessen, minify
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- trim - balance in flight by regulating the control surfaces; "trim an airplane"
--4 is one way to balance, equilibrate, equilibrize, equilibrise
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- trim - be in equilibrium during a flight; "The airplane trimmed"
--5 is one way to be
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
- trim, garnish, dress - decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
--6 is one way to decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify
Sample sentence:
The chefs trim the vegetables
- snip, clip, crop, trim, lop, dress, prune, cut back - cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden"
--7 is one way to thin out
Sample sentence:
They trim the trees
- shave, trim - cut closely; "trim my beard"
--8 is one way to cut
Sample sentence:
They trim their hair
- trim - adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used
--9 is one way to adjust, set, correct
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
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