Trimming

//ˈtɹɪmɪŋ// noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act or process of someone who trims. uncountable

    "Trimming hedges is easiest when the shears have recently been resharpened."

  2. 2
    the act of adding decoration wordnet
  3. 3
    An instance of that act or process. countable

    "I gave a good trimming to my elderly neighbour's hedges."

  4. 4
    cutting down to the desired size or shape wordnet
  5. 5
    Material that is removed by someone trimming something, as a piece of steak. countable

    "He gave the trimmings to the dog under the kitchen table."

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  1. 6
    a decoration or adornment typically on the edge of a garment wordnet
  2. 7
    An ornamental accessory to a dress or other piece of clothing. countable, historical, uncountable

    "“You must know I commissioned a particular friend of mine, Miss Moffat, to buy me a trimming when she went to Paris […].”"

  3. 8
    An accessory or accompaniment. countable, uncountable

    "Christmas dinner with all the trimmings"

  4. 9
    A reprimand or chastising. colloquial, countable, dated, uncountable

    "to give a boy a trimming"

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of trim form-of, gerund, participle, present

    "I am helping my elderly neighbour by trimming his hedge."

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