a trim figure

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• figure — I n. impression appearance 1) to cut a (fine) figure ( to make a strong impression ) 2) a conspicuous, dashing, fine, handsome, imposing, striking, trim figure (to cut a dashing figure) 3) a ridiculous, sorry figure person personage 4) a… …   Combinatory dictionary

• trim — trim1 [trım] v past tense and past participle trimmed present participle trimming [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(cut)¦ 2¦(reduce)¦ 3¦(decorate)¦ 4¦(sail)¦ Phrasal verbs 　trim something<=>back 　trim down ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• trim — 1 trimmed, trimming verb (T) 1 CUT to make something look neater by cutting small pieces off it: Your hair needs trimming. | Can you trim the hedge? 2 REDUCE to remove parts of a plan to reduce its cost: We need to trim the Defence budget by a… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• trim — [[t]trɪm[/t]] v. trimmed, trim•ming, 1) to put into a neat or orderly condition by clipping, paring, pruning, etc.: to trim a hedge[/ex] 2) to remove (something superfluous or dispensable) by or as if by cutting (often fol. by off): to trim off… …   From formal English to slang

• trim — 01. I don t want you to cut my hair; I just want it [trimmed] a bit. 02. She has a [trim] figure despite the fact that she s the mother of three children. 03. The dog s fur needs a [trim] because it s covering his eyes. 04. We need to [trim] back …   Grammatical examples in English

• trim — 1. verb a) to reduce slightly; to cut; especially, to remove excess; e.g. trim a hedge, trim a beard. Place the screen material in the frame, secure it in place, and trim the edges. b) to decorate or …   Wiktionary

• trim — 1. verb 1) his hair had been trimmed Syn: cut, crop, bob, shorten, clip, snip, shear, dock, lop off, prune, shave, pare 2) gloves trimmed with fake fur Syn …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• trim — [[t]trɪ̱m[/t]] trimmer, trimmest, trims, trimming, trimmed 1) ADJ GRADED Something that is trim is neat, tidy, and attractive. The neighbours gardens were trim and neat. ...the trim houses. 2) ADJ GRADED (approval) If you describe someone s… …   English dictionary

• trim — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Trim is used after these nouns: ↑fur, ↑wheel, ↑wood {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB ▪ carefully, neatly, perfectly ▪ his neatly trimmed bea …   Collocations dictionary

• figure — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 amount/price ADJECTIVE ▪ high ▪ low ▪ double ▪ Four players reached double figures in the scoring column. ▪ accurate …   Collocations dictionary

• neat — neat, tidy, trim, trig, snug, shipshape, spick and span mean manifesting care and orderliness. Neat through all its variations in sense keeps as its basic implication clearness, such as the clearness from dirt or soil that is manifest chiefly in… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms