TRIM Synonyms
There are 25 hypernyms of the word trim. (close relations)
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clip | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun • an instance or single occasion for some event • any of various small fasteners used to hold loose articles together • an article of jewelry that can be clipped onto a hat or dress • the act of clipping or snipping • a sharp slanting blow verb • sever or remove by pinching or snipping • run at a moderately swift pace • attach with a clip • cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of • terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent | ||||||||
cut | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
adjective • separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp edge or instrument • fashioned or shaped by cutting • made neat and tidy by trimming • (used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine • (of pages of a book) having the folds of the leaves trimmed or slit noun • a share of the profits • (film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next • a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation • a step on some scale • a wound made by cutting • a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass • a remark capable of wounding mentally • a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc • the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage • the style in which a garment is cut • a canal made by erosion or excavation • a refusal to recognize someone you know • in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball • (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball • the division of a deck of cards before dealing • the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge • the act of cutting something into parts • the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends • the act of reducing the amount or number • an unexcused absence from class adjective satellite • with parts removed • (of a male animal) having the testicles removed • (used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply • mixed with water verb • separate with or as if with an instrument • cut down on; make a reduction in • turn sharply; change direction abruptly • make an incision or separation • discharge from a group • form by probing, penetrating, or digging • style and tailor in a certain fashion • hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction • make out and issue • cut and assemble the components of • intentionally fail to attend • be able to manage or manage successfully • give the appearance or impression of • move (one's fist) • pass directly and often in haste • pass through or across • make an abrupt change of image or sound • stop filming • make a recording of • record a performance on (a medium) • create by duplicating data • form or shape by cutting or incising • perform or carry out • function as a cutting instrument • allow incision or separation • divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult • cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch • reap or harvest • fell by sawing; hew • penetrate injuriously • refuse to acknowledge • shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of • weed out unwanted or unnecessary things • dissolve by breaking down the fat of • have a reducing effect • cease, stop • reduce in scope while retaining essential elements • lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture • have grow through the gums • grow through the gums • cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses) | ||||||||
pare | verbv | |||||||
verb • decrease gradually or bit by bit • cut small bits or pare shavings from • remove the skin from • remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size | ||||||||
prune | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • dried plum verb • cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of • weed out unwanted or unnecessary things | ||||||||
reduce | verbv | |||||||
verb • cut down on; make a reduction in • make less complex • bring to humbler or weaker state or condition • simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another • lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation • be the essential element • reduce in size; reduce physically • lessen and make more modest • make smaller • to remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase in the number of electrons • narrow or limit • put down by force or intimidation • undergo meiosis • reposition (a broken bone after surgery) back to its normal site • destress and thus weaken a sound when pronouncing it • reduce in scope while retaining essential elements • be cooked until very little liquid is left • cook until very little liquid is left • lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture • take off weight | ||||||||
adjust | verbv | |||||||
verb • alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard • place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight • adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions • make correspondent or conformable • decide how much is to be paid on an insurance claim | ||||||||
decrease | verbv | |||||||
noun • a change downward • a process of becoming smaller or shorter • the amount by which something decreases • the act of decreasing or reducing something verb • decrease in size, extent, or range • make become smaller | ||||||||
fashion | nounn | |||||||
noun • how something is done or how it happens • characteristic or habitual practice • the latest and most admired style in clothes and cosmetics and behavior • consumer goods (especially clothing) in the current mode verb • make out of components (often in an improvising manner) | ||||||||
groom | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a man participant in his own marriage ceremony • someone employed in a stable to take care of the horses • a man who has recently been married verb • educate for a future role or function • give a neat appearance to • care for one's external appearance | ||||||||
improve | verbv | |||||||
verb • to make better • get better | ||||||||
modify | verbv | |||||||
verb • make less severe or harsh or extreme • add a modifier to a constituent • cause to change; make different; cause a transformation | ||||||||
neaten | verbv | |||||||
verb • put (things or places) in order • care for one's external appearance | ||||||||
refurbish | verbv | |||||||
verb • make brighter and prettier | ||||||||
renovate | verbv | |||||||
verb • restore to a previous or better condition • make brighter and prettier • give new life or energy to | ||||||||
revamp | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
verb • to patch up or renovate; repair or restore • provide (a shoe) with a new vamp | ||||||||
shape | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline) • the supreme headquarters that advises NATO on military matters and oversees all aspects of the Allied Command Europe • the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance • alternative names for the body of a human being • a concrete representation of an otherwise nebulous concept • the visual appearance of something or someone • the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases `in condition' or `in shape' or `out of condition' or `out of shape') • a perceptual structure verb • shape or influence; give direction to • make something, usually for a specific function • give shape or form to | ||||||||
shear | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • (physics) a deformation of an object in which parallel planes remain parallel but are shifted in a direction parallel to themselves • a large edge tool that cuts sheet metal by passing a blade through it verb • cut with shears • shear the wool from • cut or cut through with shears • become deformed by forces tending to produce a shearing strain | ||||||||
shorten | verbv | |||||||
verb • make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration • reduce in scope while retaining essential elements • make short or shorter • become short or shorter • edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate | ||||||||
slim | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • being of delicate or slender build • small in quantity verb • take off weight | ||||||||
streamline | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
verb • contour economically or efficiently | ||||||||