trim.

To reduce slightly; to cut; especially, to remove excess.

He trimmed his beard before the interview.

The hedge needs to be trimmed.

To decorate or adorn; especially of a Christmas tree.

They traditionally trim the tree on Christmas Eve.

To adjust the positions of control surfaces, sometimes using trim tabs, so as to modify or eliminate the aircraft's tendency to pitch, roll, or yaw when the cockpit controls are released.

To modify the angle relative to the water by shifting cargo or ballast; to adjust for sailing; to assume, or cause to assume a certain position, or trim, in the water.

To modify the angle (of the sails) relative to the wind, especially to set them at the most advantageous angle.

To balance; to fluctuate between parties, so as to appear to favour each.

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

To dress; to make smooth.

To rebuke; to reprove.

To beat or thrash.

To cut back the wick of (a lamp) to maintain a clean, bright flame.

To change the carbon rods of (an arc lamp).

Decoration; especially, decoration placed along edges or borders.

Paint the house white with blue trim.

A haircut, especially a moderate one to touch up an existing style.

I went to the hairdresser for a trim but came back nearly bald.

Dress; gear; ornaments.

The manner in which something is equipped or adorned; order; disposition.

to be in good trim

The manner in which something is equipped or adorned; order; disposition. Features optionally available on a vehicle; an established configuration of such features within a model (a trim level).

This model of car comes in three different trims.

If you want air conditioning, you'll need to move up to the next trim level.

The state of adjustment of control surfaces such that the desired attitude can be maintained without requiring the continuous application of force to the cockpit controls.

The mechanism(s) used to trim an aircraft in roll, pitch, and/or yaw.

The female genitalia.

Sexual intercourse with a woman.

The fore-and-aft angle of the vessel to the water, with reference to the cargo and ballast; the manner in which a vessel floats on the water, whether on an even keel or down by the head or stern.

The arrangement of the sails with reference to the wind.

Any of the three cut edges of book pages, trimmed with a shear after binding.

The horizontal position of an underwater diver

Physically fit.

He goes jogging every day to keep in trim.

Slender, lean.

a trim figure

Neat or smart in appearance.

a trim lawn

In good order; properly managed or maintained.

With sails well trimmed.