trimmer

«trimmer» in Mova's school dictionary: a tool or machine for cutting hedges, grass edges, hair… — 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

noun (a trimmer, trimmers)

meaning for a pupil

1) A trimmer is a tool or machine for cutting hedges, grass edges, hair or beards neatly. tree →

2) A trimmer is a person who trims things. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life adults use a hedge trimmer or a grass trimmer (strimmer in the UK, whipper snipper in Australia) to tidy the garden, and a beard or hair trimmer in the bathroom. In safety lessons, trimmers have sharp moving blades or fast lines, so children should keep away while they are used and never touch the plug. Phrases: «hedge trimmer», «beard trimmer», «nail trimmer».

examples

• Dad used the hedge trimmer on the bushes. tree →
• The trimmer was very loud. tree →
• Stay away from the grass trimmer while it is running. tree →
• Grandpa shaves with an electric trimmer. tree →
• The vet used a trimmer to cut the dog's claws. tree →
• Unplug the trimmer before cleaning it. tree →
• The trimmer cut neat edges along the path. tree →

note

Plural: trimmers. From «trim» + -er (double m). Trimmer is also the comparative of the adjective «trim» (neat, slim): «he looks trimmer».

In the corpora

• Power tools such as drills, saws and hedge trimmers cut and crush in an instant.

Trees and pragmatics

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