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TRIM Synonyms

There are 45 synonyms of the word trim. (exact relations)
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

Best Hypernyms For TRIM

Here is a list of related hypernyms for trim, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (23)
cut adorn beautify decorate embellish grace ornament adjust adornment attitude balance be correct cutting decrease equilibrate equilibrise equilibrize lessen minify neatness set spruceness
Phrases (2)
cutting offthin out

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