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What (who) is trim - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Troim; Trimming; Trim (disambiguation); Trims; TRIM; Trimmings
trimmings
n.
garnishings
with all the trimmings (turkey with all the trimmings)
trim
I. a.
1.
Snug, neat, nice, compact, well-adjusted, well-ordered, tidy.
2.
Spruce, finical, smart.
II. n.
1.
Dress, gear, ornaments, trimmings, trappings.
2.
State, condition, order, case, plight.
III. v. a.
1.
Adjust, arrange, put in order, set right, make trim, prepare.
2.
Dress, decorate, ornament, embellish, adorn, garnish, deck, bedeck, set out, array, set off, trick out.
3.
Clip, lop, shear, prune, curtail, shave, shear.
4.
(Colloq.) Rebuke, chide, reprove sharply, reprimand.
IV. v. n.
Fluctuate, vacillate, balance, be on the fence, veer round, change sides, be a timeserver, shift, shuffle, play fast and loose, blow hot and cold.
trimming
(trimmings)
1.
The trimming on something such as a piece of clothing is the decoration, for example along its edges, that is in a different colour or material.
...the lace trimming on her satin nightgown.
= trim
N-VAR: usu supp N
2.
Trimmings are pieces of something, usually food, which are left over after you have cut what you need.
Use any pastry trimmings to decorate the apples.
N-PLURAL
3.
If you say that something comes with all the trimmings, you mean that it has many extra things added to it to make it more special.
They were married with all the trimmings, soon after graduation.
PHRASE: with/and PHR
Examples of use of trim
1. I found myself thinking, ‘Would blue with a red trim suit him, or red with a blue trim?‘ Horses can be companions.
2. I‘m still sober; I‘m trim – no six pack yet, but definitely still trim; and the bond with my children has been permanently improved.
3. Newcomer is trim and athletic, with an easygoing manner.
4. A slim and trim Michael Winner on holiday in Barbados.
5. As for the future, several factors could trim retiree incomes.