trim

Etymology
From, , , from , from , from , from.

Verb

 * 1)  To reduce slightly; to cut; especially, to remove excess.
 * 2)  To decorate or adorn; especially of a Christmas tree.
 * 3)  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.
 * 4)  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.
 * 5)  To modify the angle (of the sails) relative to the wind, especially to set them at the most advantageous angle.
 * 6)  To balance; to fluctuate between parties, so as to appear to favour each.
 * 7)  To make trim; to put in due order for any purpose; to make right, neat, or pleasing; to adjust.
 * 8)  To dress; to make smooth.
 * 9)  To rebuke; to reprove.
 * 10)  To beat or thrash.
 * 11)  To cut back the wick of (a lamp) to maintain a clean, bright flame.
 * 12)  To change the carbon rods of (an arc lamp).
 * 1)  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.
 * 2)  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.
 * 3)  To modify the angle (of the sails) relative to the wind, especially to set them at the most advantageous angle.
 * 4)  To balance; to fluctuate between parties, so as to appear to favour each.
 * 5)  To make trim; to put in due order for any purpose; to make right, neat, or pleasing; to adjust.
 * 6)  To dress; to make smooth.
 * 7)  To rebuke; to reprove.
 * 8)  To beat or thrash.
 * 9)  To cut back the wick of (a lamp) to maintain a clean, bright flame.
 * 10)  To change the carbon rods of (an arc lamp).
 * 1)  To cut back the wick of (a lamp) to maintain a clean, bright flame.
 * 2)  To change the carbon rods of (an arc lamp).
 * 1)  To change the carbon rods of (an arc lamp).

Translations

 * Bulgarian:, ,
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Czech:, zastřihnout
 * Esperanto: ĉirkaŭhaki
 * Finnish:, trimmata
 * French:
 * Galician:, recortar
 * German:, , , ,
 * Italian: ,
 * Maori: kaikawau, kaikauau
 * Norman: trînmer
 * Ottoman Turkish: قرقمق
 * Portuguese:, ,
 * Romanian:, ,
 * Russian:, ,
 * Spanish:
 * Turkish:


 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Cornish: takla
 * Finnish:
 * German: ,
 * Italian:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: ,
 * Turkish: ,


 * Bulgarian:
 * Finnish: trimmata
 * French:
 * Spanish:


 * Finnish:, säätää kulkuasentoa, trimmata
 * Hebrew:
 * Maori: tauta
 * Russian:
 * Turkish:


 * Finnish:, säätää purjeita, trimmata
 * German:
 * Italian: ,
 * Maori: whakatikatika rā
 * Polish:
 * Russian:
 * Turkish: rüzgara

Noun

 * 1)  Decoration; especially, decoration placed along edges or borders.
 * 2)  A haircut, especially a moderate one to touch up an existing style.
 * 3) Dress; gear; ornaments.
 * 4)  The manner in which something is equipped or adorned; order; disposition.
 * 5)  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.
 * 6)  The mechanism(s) used to trim an aircraft in roll, pitch, and/or yaw.
 * 7)  Sexual intercourse.
 * 8)  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.
 * 9)  The arrangement of the sails with reference to the wind.
 * 10)  Any of the three cut edges of book pages, trimmed with a shear after binding.
 * 1)  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.
 * 2)  The mechanism(s) used to trim an aircraft in roll, pitch, and/or yaw.
 * 3)  Sexual intercourse.
 * 4)  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.
 * 5)  The arrangement of the sails with reference to the wind.
 * 6)  Any of the three cut edges of book pages, trimmed with a shear after binding.
 * 1)  The arrangement of the sails with reference to the wind.
 * 2)  Any of the three cut edges of book pages, trimmed with a shear after binding.

Translations

 * Finnish: reunakoriste
 * Maori: piriniko
 * Portuguese:


 * Finnish: ,
 * Irish: bearradh
 * Italian: spuntata (capelli-barba-baffi),
 * Swedish:


 * French:


 * Finnish: trimmi
 * French:
 * Spanish: compensador


 * Finnish: varustelutaso,
 * German:, ,


 * Finnish: kulkuasento,
 * French:
 * Hebrew:
 * Italian: assetto (nave-aereo)


 * Finnish: trimmi, purjeiden asento
 * German: Trimm, Segeltrimmung
 * Italian:

Adjective

 * 1) Physically fit.
 * 2) Slender, lean.
 * 3) Neat or smart in appearance.
 * 1) Neat or smart in appearance.
 * 1) Neat or smart in appearance.

Translations

 * German:
 * Italian: in forma


 * German:


 * Bulgarian:
 * German:
 * Russian:

Adverb

 * 1)  In good order; properly managed or maintained.
 * 2)  With sails well trimmed.

Etymology
From, most likely from. Cognate with 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬. Alternatively from. Compare 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬. According to Stuart E. Mann, it is connected to 🇨🇬 if not somehow derived from.

Noun

 * 1) man, manful
 * 2) hero
 * 3) courageous
 * 4) valiant, valorous
 * 5) brave, hardy