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

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"

Derived forms: trimmings

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

Encyclopedia: Trimming