1. Made neat and tidy by trimming
   "his neatly trimmed hair";
   - cut

1. Remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size
   "trim the photograph"; "trim lumber";
   - pare
    
2. Cut closely
   "trim my beard";
   - shave
    
3. Make a reduction in, cut down on
   "trim your daily fat intake"; "trim down your daily fat intake"; "trim back your daily fat intake";
   - reduce, cut down, cut back, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down
    
4. Cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
   "trim the plants in the garden";
   - snip, clip, crop, lop, dress, prune, cut back
    
5. Decorate, as with ornaments
   "trim the christmas tree"; "trim a shop window"
    
6. Decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
   "The chef trimmed the plate with fresh herbs";
   - garnish, dress
    
7. Adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used
   "The crew trimmed the sails to catch more wind"
    
8. Balance in flight by regulating the control surfaces
   "trim an aeroplane"
    
9. Be in equilibrium during a flight
   "The aeroplane trimmed"

See also: clipped

Type of: adjust, adorn, balance, beautify, correct, cut, decorate, decrease, embellish, equilibrate, equilibrise [Brit], equilibrize, fancify, grace, lessen, minify, ornament, set, thin out

Encyclopedia: Trimmed