trim in WordNet English dictionary

1. cut down on; make a reduction in
   "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"
   reduce  cut down  cut back  trim  trim down  trim back  cut  bring down 
   
2. cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
   "dress the plants in the garden"
   snip  clip  crop  trim  lop  dress  prune  cut back 
   
3. decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
   trim  garnish  dress 
   
4. remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size
   "pare one's fingernails"; "trim the photograph"; "trim lumber"
   pare  trim 
   
5. cut closely
   "trim my beard"
   shave  trim 
   
6. adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used
   trim 
   
7. decorate, as with ornaments
   "trim the christmas tree"; "trim a shop window"
   trim 
   
8. be in equilibrium during a flight
   "The airplane trimmed"
   trim 
   
9. balance in flight by regulating the control surfaces
   "trim an airplane"
   trim 
   

1. neat and smart in appearance
   "a clean-cut and well-bred young man"; "the trig corporal in his jaunty cap"; "a trim beard"
   clean-cut  trig  trim 
   
2. of places; characterized by order and neatness; free from disorder
   "even the barn was shipshape"; "a trim little sailboat"
   shipshape  trim  well-kept 
   
3. thin and fit
   "the spare figure of a marathon runner"; "a body kept trim by exercise"
   spare  trim 
   
4. severely simple in line or design
   "a neat tailored suit"; "tailored curtains"
   tailored  trim 
   

1. cutting down to the desired size or shape
   trim  trimming  clipping 
   
2. a decoration or adornment on a garment
   "the trimming on a hat"; "the trim on a shirt"
   trimming  trim  passementerie 
   
3. attitude of an aircraft in flight when allowed to take its own orientation
   trim 
   
4. a state of arrangement or appearance
   "in good trim"
   trim  trimness