Definitions and meaning of trim
trim
English
Etymology
From Middle English trimen, trymen, trümen, from Old English trymman (“to make firm; strengthen”), from Proto-West Germanic *trummjan, from Proto-Germanic *trumjaną (“to make fast; strengthen”), from Proto-Germanic *trumaz (“firm; strong; sound”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɹɪm/, [t̠ʰɹ̠̊ɪm]
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- Rhymes: -ɪm
Verb
trim (third-person singular simple present trims, present participle trimming, simple past and past participle trimmed)
- (transitive) To reduce slightly; to cut; especially, to remove excess.
- (transitive) To decorate or adorn; especially of a Christmas tree.
- (transitive, aviation, of an aircraft) To adjust the positions of control surfaces, sometimes using trim tabs, so as to modify or eliminate the aircraft's tendency to pitch, roll, or yaw when the cockpit controls are released.
- (transitive, nautical, of a vessel) To modify the angle relative to the water by shifting cargo or ballast; to adjust for sailing; to assume, or cause to assume a certain position, or trim, in the water.
- (transitive, nautical, of a vessel's sails) To modify the angle (of the sails) relative to the wind, especially to set them at the most advantageous angle.
- (dated) To balance; to fluctuate between parties, so as to appear to favour each.
- (transitive) To make trim; to put in due order for any purpose; to make right, neat, or pleasing; to adjust.
- (transitive, carpentry, of timber) To dress; to make smooth.
- (transitive, dated) To rebuke; to reprove.
- (transitive, dated) To beat or thrash.
- (transitive, historical) To cut back the wick of (a lamp) to maintain a clean, bright flame.
- (transitive, by extension) To change the carbon rods of (an arc lamp).
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
trim (countable and uncountable, plural trims)
- (uncountable) Decoration; especially, decoration placed along edges or borders.
- (countable) A haircut, especially a moderate one to touch up an existing style.
- Dress; gear; ornaments.
- (countable) The manner in which something is equipped or adorned; order; disposition.
- (especially automotive) An established configuration of features within a model.
- Holonyms: make; model
- Near-synonym: submodel
- (uncountable, aviation, of an aircraft) The state of adjustment of control surfaces such that the desired attitude can be maintained without requiring the continuous application of force to the cockpit controls.
- (uncountable, aviation, by extension) The mechanism(s) used to trim an aircraft in roll, pitch, and/or yaw.
- (uncountable, slang, mildly vulgar) The female genitalia.
- (by extension, uncountable, slang, mildly vulgar) Sexual intercourse with a woman.
- (nautical) The fore-and-aft angle of the vessel to the water, with reference to the cargo and ballast; the manner in which a vessel floats on the water, whether on an even keel or down by the head or stern.
- (nautical) The arrangement of the sails with reference to the wind.
- (printing, binding, publishing) Any of the three cut edges of book pages, trimmed with a shear after binding.
- (uncountable, underwater diving) The horizontal position of an underwater water
Derived terms
Translations
Adjective
trim (comparative trimmer, superlative trimmest)
- Physically fit.
- Slender, lean.
- Neat or smart in appearance.
Translations
Adverb
trim (not comparable)
- (nautical) In good order; properly managed or maintained.
- (nautical) With sails well trimmed.
Anagrams
Albanian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *trim-, most likely from Proto-Indo-European *ter- (“soft, weak, young”). Cognate with Sanskrit तरुण (táruṇa, “young”) and Armenian թարմ (tʻarm, “young, fresh”). Alternatively from Proto-Indo-European *trem(s)- (“to thump; to tremble”). Compare Latin tremō (“tremble”), Lithuanian tri̇̀mti (“shake, tremble”), Tocharian A tröm (“in rage, fury”) and Tocharian B tremi (“rage, fury”). According to Stuart E. Mann, it is connected to Ancient Macedonian [script needed] (*Tyrimmas) if not somehow derived from Ancient Macedonian.
Pronunciation
Noun
trim m (plural trima, definite trimi, definite plural trimat)
- man, manful
- hero
- courageous
- valiant, valorous
- brave, hardy
Declension
References
Dutch
Pronunciation
Verb
trim
- inflection of trimmen:
- first-person singular present indicative
- (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
- imperative
Latvian
Numeral
trim
- dative/instrumental plural masculine/feminine of trīs
Source: wiktionary.org