trim
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a state of arrangement or appearance
in good trim
Types & categories
- neatness hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size
pare one's fingernails
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 3 adjective
thin and fit
the spare figure of a marathon runner
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Sense 4 noun
a decoration or adornment on a garment
the trimming on a hat
Types & categories
- adornment hypernym
- gold braid hyponym
- miniver hyponym
- rickrack hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 5 verb
decorate, as with ornaments
trim the christmas tree
Types & categories
- ornament hypernym
Related & opposite
- passementerie derivation
Sense 6 adjective
of places; characterized by order and neatness; free from disorder
even the barn was shipshape
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Sense 7 noun
attitude of an aircraft in flight when allowed to take its own orientation
Types & categories
- attitude hypernym
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Sense 8 verb
cut down on; make a reduction in
reduce your daily fat intake
Types & categories
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Sense 9 adjective
neat and smart in appearance
a clean-cut and well-bred young man
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Sense 10 noun
cutting down to the desired size or shape
Types & categories
- cutting off hypernym
- pruning hyponym
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Sense 11 verb
balance in flight by regulating the control surfaces
trim an airplane
Types & categories
- balance hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 12 adjective
severely simple in line or design
a neat tailored suit
Related & opposite
- plain similar to
Sense 13 verb
be in equilibrium during a flight
The airplane trimmed
Types & categories
- be hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 14 verb
decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
Types & categories
- ornament hypernym
Related & opposite
- garnish derivation
- passementerie derivation
- garnish derivation
- dress out verb group
- dress verb group
Sense 15 verb
cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
dress the plants in the garden
Types & categories
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Sense 16 verb
cut closely
trim my beard
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- clipping derivation
Sense 17 verb
adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used
Types & categories
- adjust hypernym
Related & opposite
- ship domain topic
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | spare |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | trig |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | shipshape |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | neatness |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | trimmer |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | parer |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | cut |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | dress |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | spareness |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | trim |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | lean |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | garnish |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | trim |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | adornment |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | gold braid |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | miniver |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | rickrack |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | passementerie |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | ornament |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | trim |
| 6 | similar to | Related & opposite | tidy |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | trim |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | trim |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | attitude |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | reduction |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | cutback |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | clipping |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | reductive |
| 8 | verb group | Related & opposite | cut |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | minify |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | shorten |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | spill |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | quench |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | retrench |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | slash |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | thin out |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | thin |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | detract |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | deflate |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | inflate |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | downsize |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | subtract |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | knock off |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | trim |
| 9 | similar to | Related & opposite | tidy |
| 10 | derivation | Related & opposite | reduce |
| 10 | derivation | Related & opposite | shave |
| 10 | derivation | Related & opposite | prune |
| 10 | hypernym | Types & categories | cutting off |
| 10 | hyponym | Types & categories | pruning |
| 11 | derivation | Related & opposite | trim |
| 11 | verb group | Related & opposite | trim |
| 11 | hypernym | Types & categories | balance |
| 12 | similar to | Related & opposite | plain |
| 13 | derivation | Related & opposite | trim |
| 13 | verb group | Related & opposite | trim |
| 13 | hypernym | Types & categories | be |
| 14 | derivation | Related & opposite | garnish |
| 14 | derivation | Related & opposite | passementerie |
| 14 | derivation | Related & opposite | garnish |
| 14 | verb group | Related & opposite | dress out |
| 14 | verb group | Related & opposite | dress |
| 14 | hypernym | Types & categories | ornament |
| 15 | derivation | Related & opposite | snip |
| 15 | derivation | Related & opposite | clipping |
| 15 | derivation | Related & opposite | pruning |
| 15 | derivation | Related & opposite | clipper |
| 15 | derivation | Related & opposite | pruning hook |
| 15 | derivation | Related & opposite | snip |
| 15 | derivation | Related & opposite | pruner |
| 15 | derivation | Related & opposite | harvest |
| 15 | hypernym | Types & categories | thin out |
| 15 | hyponym | Types & categories | shear |
| 15 | hyponym | Types & categories | pollard |
| 15 | hyponym | Types & categories | pinch |
| 15 | hyponym | Types & categories | disbud |
| 16 | derivation | Related & opposite | clipping |
| 16 | hypernym | Types & categories | cut |
| 16 | hyponym | Types & categories | fleece |
| 17 | domain topic | Related & opposite | ship |
| 17 | hypernym | Types & categories | adjust |