trim

1. 1.

   a state of arrangement or appearance

   “in good trim”

   Synonymstrimness

   Broaderneatness
2. 2.

   a decoration or adornment on a garment

   “the trimming on a hat”

   “the trim on a shirt”

   Synonymstrimmingpassementerie

   Broaderadornment

   Narrowerbraidminiverrickrack
3. 3.

   attitude of an aircraft in flight when allowed to take its own orientation

   Broaderattitude
4. 4.

   cutting down to the desired size or shape

   Synonymstrimmingclipping

   Broadercut

   Narrowerpruning

1. 1.

   thin and fit

   “the spare figure of a marathon runner”

   “a body kept trim by exercise”

   Synonymsspare

   Similarthin
2. 2.

   of places; characterized by order and neatness; free from disorder

   “even the barn was shipshape”

   “a trim little sailboat”

   Synonymsshipshapewell-kept

   Similartidy
3. 3.

   neat and smart in appearance

   “a clean-cut and well-bred young man”

   “the trig corporal in his jaunty cap”

   “a trim beard”

   Synonymsclean-cuttrig

   Similartidy
4. 4.

   severely simple in line or design

   “a neat tailored suit”

   “tailored curtains”

   Synonymstailored

   Similarplain

Other forms of trim

plural

trims·

past tense or participle

trimmed

present participle

trimming

comparative or superlative

trimmer

comparative or superlative

trimmest

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about trim

What does trim mean?

trim means "remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size". That is the primary sense; the word has 17 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in trim?

trim has 1 syllable: trim. In IPA it is /ˈtɹɪm/.

What is another word for trim?

Close synonyms include pare, reduce, cut down, cut back, trim down. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is trim a common word?

trim is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.