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Definitions for Trimming

[1] anything used or serving to decorate or complete: the trimmings of a Christmas tree.
[2] Usually trimmings . an accompaniment or garnish to a main dish: roast turkey with all the trimmings.
[3] trimmings, pieces cut off in trimming, clipping, paring, or pruning.
[4] the act of a person or thing that trims.
[5] Informal . a beating or thrashing.
[6] Informal . a defeat: Our team took quite a trimming.
[7] to put into a neat or orderly condition by clipping, paring, pruning, etc.: to trim a hedge.
[8] to remove (something superfluous or dispensable) by or as if by cutting (often followed by off ): to trim off loose threads from a ragged edge.
[9] to cut down, as to required size or shape: trim a budget; trim a piece of wood.
[10] Aeronautics . to level off (an airship or airplane) in flight.
[11] Nautical . to distribute the load of (a ship) so that it sits well in the water. to stow or arrange, as cargo. to adjust (the sails or yards) with reference to the direction of the wind and the course of the ship.
[12] to decorate or adorn with ornaments or embellishments: to trim a dress with fur.
[13] to arrange goods in (a store window, showcase, etc.) as a display.
[14] to prepare or adjust (a lamp, fire, etc.) for proper burning.
[15] Informal . to rebuke or reprove. to beat or thrash. to defeat.
[16] to dress or array (often followed by up ).
[17] Nautical . to assume a particular position or trim in the water, as a vessel. to adjust the sails or yards with reference to the direction of the wind and the course of the ship.
[18] to pursue a neutral or cautious policy between parties.
[19] to accommodate one's views to the prevailing opinion for reasons of expediency.
[20] the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
[21] Nautical . the set of a ship in the water, especially the most advantageous one. the condition of a ship with reference to its fitness for sailing. the adjustment of sails, rigging, etc., with reference to wind direction and the course of the ship. the condition of a submarine as regards buoyancy.
[22] a person's dress, adornment, or appearance.
[23] material used for decoration or embellishment; decorative trimming.
[24] decoration of a store window for the display of merchandise; window dressing.
[25] a trimming by cutting, clipping, or the like.
[26] a haircut that restores the previous cut to neatness without changing the hair style.
[27] something that is cut off or eliminated.
[28] Aeronautics . the attitude of an airplane with respect to all three axes, at which balance occurs in forward flight under no controls.
[29] Building Trades . finished woodwork or the like used to decorate or border openings or wall surfaces, as cornices, baseboards, or moldings.
[30] Automotive . the upholstery, knobs, handles, and other equipment inside a motor car. ornamentation on the exterior of an automobile, especially in metal or a contrasting color.
[31] pleasingly neat or smart in appearance: trim lawns.
[32] in good condition or order.
[33] (of a person) in excellent physical condition: Swimming is a good way to keep trim.
[34] slim; lean.
[35] Obsolete . good, excellent, or fine.
[36] trimly.
[37] an extra piece used to decorate or complete
[38] (plural) usual or traditional accompaniments roast turkey with all the trimmings
[39] (plural) parts that are cut off
[40] (plural) dialect ornaments; decorations Christmas trimmings
[41] informal a reproof, beating, or defeat
[42] neat and spruce in appearance
[43] slim; slender
[44] in good condition
[45] to put in good order, esp by cutting or pruning
[46] to shape and finish (timber)
[47] to adorn or decorate
[48] (sometimes foll by off or away ) to cut so as to remove to trim off a branch
[49] to cut down to the desired size or shape to trim material to a pattern
[50] dialect to decorate to trim a Christmas tree
[51] nautical (also intr) to adjust the balance of (a vessel) or (of a vessel) to maintain an even balance, by distribution of ballast, cargo, etc (also intr) to adjust (a vessel's sails) to take advantage of the wind to stow (cargo)
[52] to balance (an aircraft) before flight by adjusting the position of the load or in flight by the use of trim tabs, fuel transfer, etc
[53] (also intr) to modify (one's opinions, etc) to suit opposing factions or for expediency
[54] informal to thrash or beat
[55] informal to rebuke
[56] obsolete to furnish or equip
[57] a decoration or adornment
[58] the upholstery and decorative facings, as on the door panels, of a car's interior
[59] proper order or fitness; good shape in trim
[60] a haircut that neatens but does not alter the existing hairstyle
[61] nautical the general set and appearance of a vessel the difference between the draught of a vessel at the bow and at the stern the fitness of a vessel the position of a vessel's sails relative to the wind the relative buoyancy of a submarine
[62] dress or equipment
[63] US window-dressing
[64] the attitude of an aircraft in flight when the pilot allows the main control surfaces to take up their own positions
[65] films a section of shot cut out during editing
[66] material that is trimmed off
[67] decorative mouldings, such as architraves, picture rails, etc
[68] the county town of Meath, Republic of Ireland; 12th-century castle, medieval cathedral; textiles and machinery. Pop: 5894 (2002)

Words related to Trimming

decoration, frill, pruning, trim, embellishment, adornment, extra, accessories, accessory, garnish, trappings, trimmings, trapping, clipping, shortening, cropping, drubbing, whipping, thrashing, licking

Words nearby Trimming

trimetric, trimetric projection, trimetrogon, trimmer, trimmer arch, trimming, trimodal, trimolecular, trimonthly, trimorph, trimorphism

Origin of Trimming

before 900; probably continuing Old English trymman, trymian to strengthen, prepare (not recorded in ME), derivative of trum strong, active; akin to Irish dron strong, Greek drȳmós coppice, Latin dūrus hard. See tree

Other words from Trimming

trim·ly , adverb
trim·ness , noun
o·ver·trim , verb, o·ver·trimmed, o·ver·trim·ming.
pre·trim , verb, pre·trimmed, pre·trim·ming.

Word origin for Trimming

Old English trymman to strengthen; related to trum strong, Old Irish druma tree, Russian drom thicket

Synonyms for Trimming

decoration, frill, accessories, accessory, adornment, embellishment, extra, extras, garnish, trapping, trappings, trim, trimmings