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# trim

«trim» in Mova's school dictionary: **to cut a little off to make something neat: trim the…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb, noun, adjective (trim, trims, trimmed, trimming)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To trim means to cut a little off to make something neat: trim the hedge, trim your hair. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trim/#m1)

2) A trim is a short haircut that just tidies the hair. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trim/#m2)

3) Trim is a strip of material used to decorate edges, like lace on a dress. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trim/#m3)

4) To trim means to decorate: trim the Christmas tree. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trim/#m4)

5) Trim means neat and slim. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trim/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

Maths: cutting a length shorter (take away); trim along an edge asks for the perimeter; trimming a budget means cutting costs. Everyday: trim nails, trim a beard, trim the edges of a picture, trimmings (extra bits like decorations or side dishes).

### examples

- She trimmed 2 inches off her hair. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trim/#x1)
- He trims 5 bushes each hour. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trim/#x2)
- The trim goes around a table 4 meters long. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trim/#x3)
- How much ribbon trim is needed for the frame? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trim/#x4)
- Dad trims the hedge every summer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trim/#x5)
- I need a trim, my fringe is in my eyes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trim/#x6)
- We trimmed the tree with lights and tinsel. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trim/#x7)
- Trim the crusts off the sandwiches. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trim/#x8)
- Deirdre grew like the white sapling, straight and trim as the rash on the moss. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trim/#x9)

### note

Doubles the m: trimmed, trimming. Trimming off takes away. Trim around an edge asks for the perimeter. Trap: none.

### In the corpora

- [How trimmest thou thy way to seek love!](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JER.61/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «trim» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trim/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.