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Noun trimming has 3 senses
  1. trimming - the act of adding decoration; "the children had to be in bed before it was time for the trimming of the tree"
    --1 is a kind of     decoration
  2. trimming, trim, passementerie - a decoration or adornment on a garment; "the trimming on a hat"; "the trim on a shirt"
    --2 is a kind of adornment
    --2 has particulars:
     braid, gold braid, braiding; miniver; rickrack, ricrac
    Derived form: verb trim2
  3. trim, trimming, clipping - cutting down to the desired size or shape
    --3 is a kind of cut, cutting, cutting off
    --3 has particulars: pruning
    Derived forms: verb trim7, verb trim8
,Verb trim has 9 senses
  1. pare, trim - remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size; "pare one's fingernails"; "trim the photograph"; "trim lumber"
    --1 is one way to cut
    Derived form: noun trimmer2
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  2. trim - decorate, as with ornaments; "trim the christmas tree"; "trim a shop window"
    --2 is one way to     decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify
    Derived forms: noun trim2, noun trimming2
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  3. reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down - cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"
    --3 is one way to decrease, lessen, minify
    Derived form: noun trim4
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  4. trim - balance in flight by regulating the control surfaces; "trim an airplane"
    --4 is one way to     balance, equilibrate, equilibrize, equilibrise
    Derived form: noun trim3
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  5. trim - be in equilibrium during a flight; "The airplane trimmed"
    --5 is one way to     be
    Derived form: noun trim3
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s
  6. trim, garnish, dress - decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
    --6 is one way to decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify
    Derived form: noun trim2
    Sample sentence:
    The chefs trim the vegetables
  7. snip, clip, crop, trim, lop, dress, prune, cut back - cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden"
    --7 is one way to thin out
    Derived forms: noun trim4, noun trimmer1, noun trimming3
    Sample sentence:
    They trim the trees
  8. shave, trim - cut closely; "trim my beard"
    --8 is one way to cut
    Derived forms: noun trim4, noun trimming3
    Sample sentence:
    They trim their hair
  9. trim - adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used
    --9 is one way to     adjust, set, correct
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
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