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trim

adjective
  1. thin and fit
    spare
  2. severely simple in line or design
    tailored
  3. neat and smart in appearance
    clean-cut
  4. of places
    well-kept
noun
  1. cutting down to the desired size or shape
    trimming
  2. a decoration or adornment on a garment
    “the trimming on a hat”
    trimming
  3. attitude of an aircraft in flight when allowed to take its own orientation
  4. a state of arrangement or appearance
    “in good trim”
    trimness
verb
  1. adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used
  2. cut down on
    cut
  3. cut closely
    “trim my beard”
    shave
  4. remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size
    pare
  5. cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
    clip
  6. decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
    dressgarnish
  7. decorate, as with ornaments
    “trim the christmas tree”
  8. be in equilibrium during a flight
    “The airplane trimmed”
  9. balance in flight by regulating the control surfaces
    “trim an airplane”