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| Language: | Old English |
| Origin: | trymian, trymman 'to strengthen, arrange', from trum 'strong, firm' |
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Related topics: Watertrim1
past tense and past participle trimmed, present participle trimming [transitive]
past tense and past participle trimmed, present participle trimming [transitive]1 to make something look neater by cutting small pieces off it : 
Pete was trimming the lawn around the roses.I have my hair trimmed every six weeks.
cut
Pete was trimming the lawn around the roses.I have my hair trimmed every six weeks.2 to reduce a number, amount, or the size of something : The bill would trim the number of immigrants to the US.
reduce
The bill would trim the number of immigrants to the US.3 to decorate something, especially clothes, by adding things that look pretty At Christmas, the whole family helps trim the tree.
decorate
[usually passive]At Christmas, the whole family helps trim the tree.4 to move the sails of a boat in order to go faster
sail
TTWtrim something ↔ back
phrasal verbTrim the stems back carefully.Most airlines have trimmed back their operations.trim down
phrasal verbAnne has trimmed down from 22 stone to 18.WORD FOCUS: cut WORD FOCUS: cut
chop to cut vegetables, meat, or wood into pieces
slice to cut bread, vegetables, or meat into thin pieces
dice to cut vegetables into small pieces
peel to cut the outside part off an onion, apple etc
grate to cut cheese or vegetables into small pieces by rubbing them against a special tool
carve to cut pieces from a large piece of meat
saw to cut wood using a special tool called a saw
chop down to cut down a tree, using an axe
snip to cut something quickly using scissors
shave to remove hair from your face or body
trim to remove small parts of something to make it look neat
mow to cut grass
prune to cut off the top part of plants, in order to make them grow better cut
➔ See also cutWORD FOCUS: gardenWORD FOCUS: garden
parts of a garden: lawn, flowerbed, hedge, patio, rockery, pond, greenhouse, compost heap, kitchen garden
things you do in the garden: cut the grass/mow the lawn, weed the flowerbeds, sow seeds, plant flowers/bushes/trees, water the plants, cut back/prune roses and other bushes, trim the hedge
➔ See also garden
WORD FOCUS: cut chop to cut vegetables, meat, or wood into pieces
slice to cut bread, vegetables, or meat into thin pieces
dice to cut vegetables into small pieces
peel to cut the outside part off an onion, apple etc
grate to cut cheese or vegetables into small pieces by rubbing them against a special tool
carve to cut pieces from a large piece of meat
saw to cut wood using a special tool called a saw
chop down to cut down a tree, using an axe
snip to cut something quickly using scissors
shave to remove hair from your face or body
trim to remove small parts of something to make it look neat
mow to cut grass
prune to cut off the top part of plants, in order to make them grow better cut
➔ See also cutWORD FOCUS: garden
WORD FOCUS: garden parts of a garden: lawn, flowerbed, hedge, patio, rockery, pond, greenhouse, compost heap, kitchen garden
things you do in the garden: cut the grass/mow the lawn, weed the flowerbeds, sow seeds, plant flowers/bushes/trees, water the plants, cut back/prune roses and other bushes, trim the hedge
➔ See also garden
