To dress; to decorate; to adorn; to invest; to embellish; as, to trim a hat.

The lighter woodwork in the interior of a building; especially, that used around openings, generally in the form of a molded architrave, to protect the plastering at those points.

Trim is any decorative item, ribbon, lace that is put on a garment or craft item that is being sewn. Trim is also used to define the act of trimming excess seam allowances or fabric with scissors.

The finish moldings, such as baseboards or base shoe.

the part of a signature or sheet that is cut off after printing to bring the publication or printed item to its finished size

The removal of parts of a skin or hide not suitable for making leather, such as portions on the outer edges.

See - EDGE TRIM

The act of cutting down the paper in a final print job.

To adjust, as a ship, by arranging the cargo, or disposing the weight of persons or goods, so equally on each side of the center and at each end, that she shall sit well on the water and sail well; as, to trim a ship, or a boat.

To arrange in due order for sailing; as, to trim the sails.

The state of a ship or her cargo, ballast, masts, etc., by which she is well prepared for sailing.

The level at which the boat sits in the water.

To make trim; to put in due order for any purpose; to make right, neat, or pleasing; to adjust.

Fitly adjusted; being in good order., or made ready for service or use; firm; compact; snug; neat; fair; as, the ship is trim, or trim built; everything about the man is trim; a person is trim when his body is well shaped and firm; his dress is trim when it fits closely to his body, and appears tight and snug; a man or a soldier is trim when he stands erect.

Adjusting a curtain, drop or other equipment so that it is the proper height and level.

(used of hair) neat and tidy; "a nicely kempt beard"

To make ready or right by cutting or shortening; to clip or lop; to curtail; as, to trim the hair; to trim a tree.

To groom the coat by stripping, clipping or scissoring.

Items or parts (usually of metal) added to a pen largely for decorative purposes, although they may also serve practical purposes (like cap bands and clips).

See “CLIP

To adjust balance of aircraft, enabling hands-off flight

attitude of an aircraft in flight when allowed to take its own orientation

balance in flight by regulating the control surfaces; "trim an airplane"

be in equilibrium during a flight; "The airplane trimmed"

To tighten up a story, eliminate unnecessary copy.

To reduce the length of a story; same as boil.

To reduce the length of a story. vet

Small control surfaces that affect the elevators, making it unnecessary to maintain pressures on the yoke. Also, to set those surfaces by using a trimming device in the cockpit. In this book, for more precise control trim is simulated by elevator settings because no pressures can be felt by the simulator pilot.

Any non-vitreous china toilet components, except the seat. Includes such items as ballcock, bolt caps, trip lever.

Commonly refers to the valve’s working parts and to their materials. Usually includes seat ring sealing surfaces, closure element sealing surfaces, stems, and back seats. Trim numbers which specify the materials are defined in API 600 and API 602.

The replaceable internal parts of a regulator, usually made up of a seat ring or orifice, valve plug or disk and disk holder, and stem; other replaceable internal parts may be considered trim.

Any non-vitreous china toilet components, except the seat. Examples include ballcock, bolt caps, and trip lever.

The part of the faucet that you see on the outside of the wall or deck.

See Escutcheon.

Cover or escutcheon of a faucet used to hide the underbody and provide a pleasing, aesthetic look.

To level off a piece of suspended scenery, at the correct height for use during a performance.

The final required height of a flown object. Submitted by Piers from London, UK.

The height to which a piece of scenery or stage equipment will be flown.