trimming (verb)

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• trimming — 1. noun a) The act of someone who trims. I gave a good trimming to my elderly neighbours hedges. b) Material that is removed by someone trimming something, as a piece of steak. He gave the trimmings to the dog under the kitchen table. 2. verb… …   Wiktionary

• trim — [c]/trɪm / (say trim) verb (trimmed, trimming) –verb (t) 1. to reduce to a neat or orderly state by clipping, paring, pruning, etc.: to trim a hedge. 2. to modify (opinions, etc.) according to expediency. 3. Carpentry to bring (a piece of timber …  

• 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

• bleed — [c]/blid / (say bleed) verb (bled /blɛd / (say bled), bleeding) –verb (i) 1. to lose blood, from the body or internally from the vascular system. 2. to be severely wounded or die, as in battle: bled for the cause. 3. to cause blood to flow,… …  

• cut back — verb 1. return in time (Freq. 1) the film cut back to an earlier event in the story • Syn: ↑flash back • Derivationally related forms: ↑flashback (for: ↑flash back) …   Useful english dictionary

• trim — verb (trims, trimming, trimmed) 1》 make (something) neat by cutting away irregular or unwanted parts.     ↘cut off (irregular or unwanted parts).     ↘reduce the size, amount, or number of. 2》 decorate (something), especially along its edges. 3》… …   English new terms dictionary

• trim — Verb: To put in order; to make neat. To balance a load or cargo. To decorate. To clip. To castrate. Noun: Woodwork around the windows and doors of a building. A position in which stage lights are placed for most effective and appropriate… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• bleed — verb (past and past participle bled) 1》 lose blood from the body as a result of injury or illness. 2》 draw blood from (someone) as a former method of medical treatment. 3》 (often in phr. bleed someone dry) informal drain of money or resources. 4》 …   English new terms dictionary

• Trim (sewing) — Trim or trimming in clothing and home decorating is applied ornament, such as gimp, passementerie, ribbon, ruffles, or, as a verb, to apply such ornament.Before the industrial revolution, all trim was made and applied by hand, thus making heavily …   Wikipedia

• ornament — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Anything that beautifies Nouns 1. ornament, ornamentation, ornateness; adornment, decoration, embellishment, dressing, décor. 2. garnish, polish, varnish, gilding, lacquer, enamel; cosmetics (see… …   English dictionary for students

• trim — I UK [trɪm] / US verb [transitive] Word forms trim : present tense I/you/we/they trim he/she/it trims present participle trimming past tense trimmed past participle trimmed * 1) to cut something such as hair so that it looks tidy Someone is… …   English dictionary