make+trim

  • 21trim — [[t]trɪ̱m[/t]] trimmer, trimmest, trims, trimming, trimmed 1) ADJ GRADED Something that is trim is neat, tidy, and attractive. The neighbours gardens were trim and neat. ...the trim houses. 2) ADJ GRADED (approval) If you describe someone s… …

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  • 22trim — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. neat, well ordered, compact, tidy, spruce, smart; slim, lean. v. order, tidy, adjust, dress, arrange; decorate, ornament, adorn; defeat; cheat; balance, equalize; cut, lop, shear, prune, barber;… …

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  • 23trim — verb (trims, trimming, trimmed) 1》 make (something) neat by cutting away irregular or unwanted parts.     ↘cut off (irregular or unwanted parts).     ↘reduce the size, amount, or number of. 2》 decorate (something), especially along its edges. 3》… …

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  • 24trim — v., n., & adj. v. (trimmed, trimming) 1 tr. a set in good order. b make neat or of the required size or form, esp. by cutting away irregular or unwanted parts. 2 tr. (foll. by off, away) remove by cutting off (such parts). 3 tr. a (often foll. by …

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  • 25trim one's sails — phrasal : to adjust oneself or one s actions or expenditures to prevailing conditions had to trim his sails in accordance with the prevalent faith C.H.Sykes * * * trim one s sails To adjust or modify one s plans, policy or opinion to take account …

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  • 26trim back — verb cut down on; make a reduction in reduce your daily fat intake The employer wants to cut back health benefits • Syn: ↑reduce, ↑cut down, ↑cut back, ↑trim, ↑trim down, ↑cut, ↑ …

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  • 27trim — v 1. clip, snip, nip, prune, pare; cut, bob, crop, shingle; shear, shave, fleece, pollard, poll, scalp, cut down to the quick; neaten, even up; shape, form, fashion, sculpt, sculp, sculpture. 2.Often trim off dock, bobtail, lop, chop, hack, cut… …

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  • 28trim — [16] The origins of trim are uncertain, but it may come from an unrecorded Middle English verb *trimmen ‘arrange’, a descendant of Old English trymman or trymian ‘make stronger or firmer’ …

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  • 29trim — [16] The origins of trim are uncertain, but it may come from an unrecorded Middle English verb *trimmen ‘arrange’, a descendant of Old English trymman or trymian ‘make stronger or firmer’ …

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  • 30trim — Verb: To put in order; to make neat. To balance a load or cargo. To decorate. To clip. To castrate. Noun: Woodwork around the windows and doors of a building. A position in which stage lights are placed for most effective and appropriate… …

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