trim

remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size

• “pare one”
• “;”
• “;”

decorate, as with ornaments

• “trim the christmas tree”
• “trim a shop window”

cut down on; make a reduction in

• “reduce your daily fat intake”
• “The employer wants to cut back health benefits”

balance in flight by regulating the control surfaces

• “trim an airplane”

be in equilibrium during a flight

• “The airplane trimmed”

decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods

cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of

• “dress the plants in the garden”

cut closely

• “trim my beard”

adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used

a state of arrangement or appearance

• “in good trim”

a decoration or adornment on a garment

• “the trimming on a hat”
• “the trim on a shirt”

attitude of an aircraft in flight when allowed to take its own orientation

complete reversal of direction of travel

thin and fit

• “the spare figure of a marathon runner”
• “a body kept trim by exercise”

(used of hair) neat and tidy

• “a nicely kempt beard”

of places; characterized by order and neatness; free from disorder

• “even the barn was shipshape”
• “a trim little sailboat”

(of persons) neat and smart in appearance

• “a clean-cut and well-bred young man”
• “the trig corporal in his jaunty cap”

severely simple in line or design

• “a neat tailored suit”
• “tailored curtains”