What is the meaning of trimmed?

verb

  • Remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size.
    • usage: "pare one's fingernails"; "trim the photograph"; "trim lumber"
  • Decorate, as with ornaments.
    • usage: "trim the christmas tree"; "trim a shop window"
  • Cut down on; make a reduction in.
    • usage: "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"
  • Balance in flight by regulating the control surfaces.
    • usage: "trim an airplane"
  • Be in equilibrium during a flight.
    • usage: "The airplane trimmed"
  • Decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods.
  • Cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of.
    • usage: "dress the plants in the garden"
  • Cut closely.
    • usage: "trim my beard"
  • Adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used.

adjective

  • Made neat and tidy by trimming.
    • usage: "his neatly trimmed hair"
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APAWordNet. (2010). trimmed. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/trimmed/definitions/1185763
ChicagoWordNet. 2010. "trimmed" http://smartdefine.org/trimmed/definitions/1185763 (accessed September 20, 2026).
HarvardWordNet 2010, trimmed, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/trimmed/definitions/1185763>.
MLAWordNet. "trimmed" 23 October 2010. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/trimmed/definitions/1185763>
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