trim

«trim» in Mova's school dictionary: to cut a little off to make something neat: trim the… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb, noun, adjective (trim, trims, trimmed, trimming)

meaning for a pupil

1) To trim means to cut a little off to make something neat: trim the hedge, trim your hair. tree →

2) A trim is a short haircut that just tidies the hair. tree →

3) Trim is a strip of material used to decorate edges, like lace on a dress. tree →

4) To trim means to decorate: trim the Christmas tree. tree →

5) Trim means neat and slim. tree →

sense in the lessons

Maths: cutting a length shorter (take away); trim along an edge asks for the perimeter; trimming a budget means cutting costs. Everyday: trim nails, trim a beard, trim the edges of a picture, trimmings (extra bits like decorations or side dishes).

examples

• She trimmed 2 inches off her hair. tree →
• He trims 5 bushes each hour. tree →
• The trim goes around a table 4 meters long. tree →
• How much ribbon trim is needed for the frame? tree →
• Dad trims the hedge every summer. tree →
• I need a trim, my fringe is in my eyes. tree →
• We trimmed the tree with lights and tinsel. tree →
• Trim the crusts off the sandwiches. tree →
• Deirdre grew like the white sapling, straight and trim as the rash on the moss. tree →

note

Doubles the m: trimmed, trimming. Trimming off takes away. Trim around an edge asks for the perimeter. Trap: none.

In the corpora

• How trimmest thou thy way to seek love!

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «trim» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.