Trim

/tɹɪm/

Synonyms for "trim" (830 found)

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Closest matches (166)

abbreviate ability abridge abstain abstract adjoin adjunct adjustment adorn adornment affixall atauntoanal anchor annex apoise apparel arrange arrangement array

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ataunt athletic attach attic attirebad conditionballast barberbe a timeserverbeatbeat all hollowbeat downbeat hollowbeautify bedeck bedizen bedizenment befringe belay best bind blazon bobboil downborder bound braw breakbreak bulkbreak out ballastbungup and bilge-freecall downcapability caparison capsulize cement chaste cheapen chic chipper ciceronian cinch clamp classic classical classy cleanclean cutclean upclean-cut clean-limbed clearclear for actionclear the decksclear upclinch clip clobber clothesclothes consciousclothes-conscious clothing coif coiffure colorcolor patternscome down oncomely commission compact competence competency compress condense condition conk contractcop outcosmopolitan costume cramp crankcrank incrisp crop cure

Verb(12 words)

abbreviates barbered bonedbring downchopped clip clipped cliptcondense datacorded crop cropped

Noun(46 words)

adjust adorn adze adzes amputating balance bands bandsaw barbering barbers blade blades bobtail bobtails bones border brail broadtail brocade butchering

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center cropchipping chisel chop chopping chopsclear scientific representationclip clipping clips coppice coppices copulation cordingcrop a photocrop based systemcrop bordercrop carrying capacitycrop imagecrop metric orientedcrop yield valuecropping crops cull culling culls

Adjective(2 words)

clean-cutclear graph

Strong matches (249)

curry curtail cutcut backcut downcut off shortcut pricescut shortdandify dapper dashing deckdeck outdecline decor decorate decoration decrease defeat deflate

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deploy depreciate destroy devaluate dinky direct dive dizendo indockdoll updraperydraw indraw tautdressdress downdress updressed to advantagedressed to killdressing drubduck the issueduds easy edge edging elaboration elegant elide embellish embellishment emblazon emblazonment emblazonry embroider embroidery enframe engraft enrich epitomize evadeevade the issueexquisite fallfall in pricefashion fasten fatigues feathers fettle figfig outfinished fit fitness fittedness fixfix upflax flourishflower arrangementforeshorten form frame frill fringe furbishfurniture arrangementgarb garment garments garnish garnishment garniture gear genteelget readyget the better ofgive a dressing-downgive it togive waygood conditiongrace graceful gracile graft grapple groom guisegussy uphabiliment habit health healthy hem hidehors de combatilluminationin triminvestiture investment jauntyjew downjump all overjump onkilter knit lambaste lap larrup lather leather lick limpid line linen list lour lower lucidmake arrangementsmake fastmake preparationsmake readymarch marge

Noun(67 words)

curtailing cut cutback cuts cuttingcutting activitydeadhead deckle decorate disbud docks downsized downsizingedge tabedges edging edgings editedit operationembellish

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equilibrium ermine feathering filets filleting fillets fins fitfit framefitter flattops fleece fleecing flounce flounces flouncing foresailfreehand seam cuttingfrills fringes fringing furbelow gimp grooms grosgrain guillotine guillotines gut haircut haircuts handcut handtrimhorticulture termjib jibs joint knives leanlesson outlinelimbs linecut lopping lops machetes manicures manicuringmanual cutting

Verb(29 words)

curtails cutcut backcut downdebone decapitates decreased docked downsize dress dressed economizededit a paragrapheliminated filleted flense flounced frenches frilled garnish

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groomed guillotined gutted halve hew knifed knifes lop lopped

Adjective(7 words)

curved trimdecorative borderdelicate edgingearly stoppingfringed hand-cutlean body

Related words (415)

margin marginatemark downmarshal mastery maturity mobilize moor mow natty natural neat neaten nice nifty nip nobbynose divenose-dive order

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orderly ornament ornamentation outclass outdo outfight outgeneral outmaneuver outpoint outrun outsail outshine overrun overwhelm paddle paint pare pellucid perspicuous piping plain plan plummet plunge policepolice uppolished poll pollard pompadour posh prankprank upprearrange preen prep prepare preparedness pretreat prettify prim primpprimp upprinkprink upprocess proficiency provide prunepull inpure purfle purl putput in shapeput in trimput toqualification rag rags raiment readiness readyready upreap recap recapitulate recherche redecorate redo reduce reelreel inrefined refurbish repair restrained retrench rickrack rim ripeness ritzy robes round rout ruin sagscrew upseasoning secure setset offset outset tosettlesettle preliminariesshape shapely sharp shave shear shellacshift ballastshingle shipshapeshoot ballastshort shorten side simplesit it outskinskin aliveskirt skive slash sleek slender slick slim slump smart smartensmarten upsmear smother smug snazzy snip snub snug soigne soignee sophisticated spanglespeak tospick and spanspick-and-spanspiffy sportswear sprucespruce upstand neuterstate statuesque straddlestraighten upstraightforward streamlined stunt style style-conscious suitability suitableness suitednesssum upsummarize swank swanky swell symmetrical synopsize tackletake intalk totan tasteful taut tauten telescopetell offtempering temporize terse thin thrash threads tidytidy uptight tighten titivate togs toilette top treattrice uptrick outtrick uptricksy trifling trigtrig uptrim shiptrim uptrimming triumphtriumph overtrounce truncatetry outunaffected uncluttered undo unlabored upend verge vestment vesture wallop wave waver wearwearing apparelwell dressedwell-cared-forwell-dressed well-favored well-formed well-groomed well-made well-ordered well-proportioned well-shaped welt whack whale whip winchwind inwindlasswindow dressingwing out ballastworst

Verb(44 words)

minify mowed mown mows pare pared pares pinked piped prune pruned reduce reefed restricting retrenched ribboned shave shaved sheared shortens

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skimpskip sectionsslashed slenderize slenderized slenderizes slimmed slims snip snipped stript sveltest tasseled thinned thinstrim backtrim downtruncate historytruncates undecorate wacks weeded whittled winnowed

Adjective(16 words)

minimalist designorganic shape cutornamental trimruncinate scalloped shaven shipshape slimmersmall producer levelspare svelte tailored tasselled trig truncated well-kept

Noun(101 words)

mizzens mohawks molding moldings mowing neat necklaces nerf nipping nuggets omitting orderly parepared downparing parring passementerie pinking pinksplain edge

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pompon prune prunes pruning razors reduced reefreef architecture typesreefing reefs retrenching ricrac rinds rootstalk ruffle ruffles ruffling saws scales scallop scissor scissors selvages shagshape trimmingshave offshaves shaving shearing shears sheering sheers sheet shirringsshort volunteering termshortening shorting skirting slashes slashing slenderizing slice slices slicing slim slimming sliver slivering slivers snead snip snipping snips soutache spartanizingsquare offsqueeze strip stripping sucker suckering tasselling tasselsthin outtidy trimmer trimming trimmings trimness truncating tufts tune unembellishingunword a statementunword the phrasewelting whittles whittling woodcuts woodwork zib

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

39 entries

adjust adjustment adorn adornment appearance attitude balance beautifybody typecalibration correctcost controlcut cuttingcutting off

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More specific

25 entries

aircraft trimathleticbalance adjustmentbang trimbeaded trimfitfringe trimhair trimminghedge trimminglace trimleannail clippingneatneck trimpared downpearl trim

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Collocations

17 entries

baseboard trimdecorative trimedge trimfabric trimgold trimhair trimhair trimminghedge trimminglace trimnail clippingsail trimtrim appearancetrim budgettrim figuretrim hedgestrim lawn

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Inflections

5 entries

trimmed trimmer trimmest trimming trims

Derivations

5 entries

trimmed trimmer trimming trimness untrimmed

similar

7 entries

cut dressdress outlean plain thin tidy

Translations

16 translations across 7 languages.

Finnish

4 entries

kulkuasento noun (the manner in which a vessel floats)
tasapaino noun (the manner in which a vessel floats)
varustelutaso noun (the manner in which something is equipped)
viimeistely noun (the manner in which something is equipped)

French

1 entries

assiette noun (the manner in which a vessel floats)

German

3 entries

Ausstattung noun (the manner in which something is equipped)
Innenausstattung noun (the manner in which something is equipped)
Verkleidung noun (the manner in which something is equipped)

Hebrew

2 entries

שֹׁפַע noun (the manner in which a vessel floats)
ַשִׁפֵּע verb (to modify the angle of a ship relative to the water)

Italian

1 entries

assetto (nave-aereo) noun (the manner in which a vessel floats)

Māori

1 entries

tauta verb (to modify the angle of a ship relative to the water)

Russian

1 entries

накренить verb (to modify the angle of a ship relative to the water)

Sample sentences

43 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Trim the fat off the meat.

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Do you want a trim?

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I asked the butcher to trim all the fat off of the meat.

Source: tatoeba (628093)

I thought I told you to trim your beard.

Source: tatoeba (1961282)

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