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1. The act of adding decoration
   "the children had to be in bed before it was time for the trimming of the tree"
    
2. A decoration or adornment typically on the edge of a garment
   "the trimming on a hat";
   - trim, passementerie
    
3. Cutting down to the desired size or shape
   - trim, clipping

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

Derived forms: trimmings

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

Encyclopedia: Trimming