trim

verbnounB1 · Intermediate

Cut a little bit to make something look better.

Meanings of «trim»

1 · verb

cut a little bit to make something look better

She will trim the hedges before the guests arrive.

2 · noun

decorative edging or border on clothing or objects

The wedding dress had delicate lace trim along the hem.

Similar: edgingborder piping

Translation

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«trim» in 17 languages

AR العربية

AZ Azərbaycan

DE Deutsch

ES Español

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FR Français

HI हिन्दी

ID Indonesia

JA 日本語

KO 한국어

PT Português

RO Română

RU Русский

TH ไทย

TR Türkçe

UK Українська

UZ O‘zbek

VI Tiếng Việt

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The difference between similar words

to use a sharp tool to cut

cutthe general wordCut the paper with scissors.

trimcut a little off to make it neatHe trims his beard every week.

chopcut into pieces with strong hits, like woodHe chopped wood for the fire.

mowcut grass with a machineI mow the lawn every week.

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