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trim
What does trim mean?
trim (verb): remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use trim in a sentence?
- Trim the photograph. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce trim?
/tɹɪm/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does trim come from?
From Middle English trimen, trymen, trümen, from Old English trymman (“to make firm; strengthen”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to trim
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “trim” mean?
remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size
Right! That's what “trim” means.
to write a first version; to make a preliminary sketch
Not quite: that's what draft means.
to keep away from; to keep clear of; to stay away from
Not quite: that's what avoid means.
to communicate with one's voice, to say words out loud
Not quite: that's what speak means.
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