| Trim (trim) |
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| v. t. | (?) |
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| Trim |
| [imp. *** p.
p. Trimmed (?)] p. pr. *** vb. n.
Trimming.] [OE. trimen, trumen, AS. trymian,
trymman, to prepare, dispose, make strong, fr. trum firm,
strong] |
To make trim; to put
in due order for any purpose; to make right, neat, or pleasing; to
adjust.
To dress; to decorate; to adorn; to invest; to
embellish; as, to trim a hat.
To make ready or right by cutting or shortening;
to clip or lop; to curtail; as, to trim the hair; to trim a
tree.
To dress, as timber; to make
smooth.
To adjust, as
a ship, by arranging the cargo, or disposing the weight of persons or
goods, so equally on each side of the center and at each end, that she
shall sit well on the water and sail well; as, to trim a ship, or a
boat.
To rebuke; to reprove; also, to beat.
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To balance; to fluctuate
between parties, so as to appear to favor each.
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Dress; gear;
ornaments.
Order; disposition; condition; as, to be in good
trim.
The state of a ship or her cargo, ballast,
masts, etc., by which she is well prepared for sailing.
The lighter woodwork in the
interior of a building; especially, that used around openings, generally in
the form of a molded architrave, to protect the plastering at those
points.
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Fitly adjusted; being in good
order., or made ready for service or use; firm; compact; snug; neat; fair;
as, the ship is trim, or trim built; everything about the man
is trim; a person is trim when his body is well shaped and
firm; his dress is trim when it fits closely to his body, and
appears tight and snug; a man or a soldier is trim when he stands
erect.
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