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T — Trave to Trim (Part 11 of 11)

Trig, v. a. Stop, scotch.

Trigrammic, a. Triliteral.

Trigraph, n. Triphthong, trigram.

Trill, n. Shake, quaver.

Trill, v. a. Shake, sing with a trill.

Trill, v. n.

    1. Quaver.
    2. Trickle.

Trillium, n. (Bot.) Three-leaved nightshade.

Trillo, n. [It.] Shake, trill.

Trim, a.

    1. Snug, neat, nice, compact, well-adjusted, well-ordered, tidy.
    2. Spruce, finical, smart.

Trim, n.

    1. Dress, gear, ornaments, trimmings, trappings.
    2. State, condition, order, case, plight.

Trim, v. a.

    1. Adjust, arrange, put in order, set right, make trim, prepare.
    2. Dress, decorate, ornament, embellish, adorn, garnish, deck, bedeck, set out, array, set off, trick out.
    3. Clip, lop, shear, prune, curtail, shave, shear.
    4. (Colloq.) Rebuke, chide, reprove sharply, reprimand.

Trim, v. n. Fluctuate, vacillate, balance, be on the fence, veer round, change sides, be a timeserver, shift, shuffle, play fast and loose, blow hot and cold.