in fighting trim
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see in, fighting, trim.
trim
/tɹɪm/
noun 6verb 5adj 3adv 2name 1
Collocations
4(verb.)
ADV
carefully, neatly
She carefully trimmed the hedges in her garden every spring.
away, off
The gardener carefully trimmed off the dead branches from the old oak tree.
into
The gardener carefully trimmed the overgrown hedge into a neat rectangular shape.
PHRASES
get/have your hair trimmed
Definitions
verb
1
To reduce slightly; to cut; especially, to remove excess.
He trimmed his beard before the interview.
The hedge needs to be trimmed.
2
To decorate or adorn; especially of a Christmas tree.
They traditionally trim the tree on Christmas Eve.
A rotten building newly trimmed over.
3
To adjust the positions of control surfaces, sometimes using trim tabs, so as to modify or eliminate the aircraft's tendency to pitch, roll, or yaw when the cockpit controls are released.
4
To modify the angle relative to the water by shifting cargo or ballast; to adjust for sailing; to assume, or cause to assume a certain position, or trim, in the water.
The captain made us trim the boat, and we got her to lie a little more evenly.
5
To modify the angle (of the sails) relative to the wind, especially to set them at the most advantageous angle.
noun
1
Decoration; especially, decoration placed along edges or borders.
Paint the house white with blue trim.
2
A haircut, especially a moderate one to touch up an existing style.
I went to the hairdresser for a trim but came back nearly bald.
3
Dress; gear; ornaments.
It was the Winter wilde. While the Heav’n-born-childe, All meanly wrapt in the rude manger lies: Nature in aw to him Had doff't her gawdy trim, With her great Maſter ſo to ſympathize: It was no ſeaſon then for her To wanton with the Sun her luſty Paramour.
seeing him just pass the window in his woodland trim
4
The manner in which something is equipped or adorned; order; disposition.
to be in good trim
The measure and whole trim of comeliness
5
The manner in which something is equipped or adorned; order; disposition.
Holonyms: make; model
Near-synonym: submodel
adj
1
Physically fit.
He goes jogging every day to keep in trim.
2
Slender, lean.
a trim figure
3
Neat or smart in appearance.
a trim lawn
[…]manhood is melted into curtsies, valour into compliment, and men are only turned into tongue, and trim ones too: he is now as valiant as Hercules that only tells a lie and swears it.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a decoration or adornment on a garment
noun — a state of arrangement or appearance
- trimness
verb — cut closely
verb — remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size
adjective — thin and fit
adjective — severely simple in line or design
- tailored
adjective — neat and smart in appearance
- clean-cut
- trig
adjective — of places
- shipshape
- well-kept
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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He trimmed his beard before the interview.
Wiktionary02
The hedge needs to be trimmed.
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Place the screen material in the frame, secure it in place, and trim the edges.
Wiktionary04
Paint the house white with blue trim.
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I went to the hairdresser for a trim but came back nearly bald.
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It was the Winter wilde. While the Heav’n-born-childe, All meanly wrapt in the rude manger lies: Nature in aw to him Had doff't her gawdy trim, With her great Maſter ſo to ſympathize: It was no ſeaſon
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