Slender vs. Trim: What's the Difference?
Slender and Trim Definitions
Slender
Having little width in proportion to height or length; long and thin
A slender rod.
Trim
To make neat or tidy by clipping, smoothing, or pruning
Trimmed his moustache.
Trimmed the hedges.
Slender
Thin and delicate in build; gracefully slim
"She was slender as a willow shoot is slender—and equally graceful, equally erect" (Frank Norris).
Trim
To remove the excess or unwanted parts from
Trimmed the pie crust.
Trimmed the budget.
Slender
Small in amount or extent; meager
Slender wages.
A slender chance of survival.
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Trim
To remove (excess or unwanted parts)
Trimmed the rotten wood.
Trimmed the fat from the budget.
Slender
Thin; slim.
A rod is a long slender pole used for angling.
Trim
To lose (weight or fat) deliberately, as by exercise or dieting.
Slender
(figurative) meagre; deficient
Being a person of slender means, he was unable to afford any luxuries.
Trim
To decorate, especially by adding a border or contrasting element
Trim a blouse.
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Slender
(Gaelic languages) Palatalized.
Trim
To arrange with display items
Trim a store window.
Slender
Small or narrow in proportion to the length or the height; not thick; slim; as, a slender stem or stalk of a plant.
She, as a veil down to the slender waist,Her unadorned golden tresses wore.
Trim
To thrash; beat.
Slender
Weak; feeble; not strong; slight; as, slender hope; a slender constitution.
Mighty hearts are held in slender chains.
They have inferred much from slender premises.
The slender utterance of the consonants.
Trim
To defeat soundly
Trimmed their opponents in the first game.
Slender
Moderate; trivial; inconsiderable; slight; as, a man of slender intelligence.
A slender degree of patience will enable him to enjoy both the humor and the pathos.
Trim
To cheat out of money
Trimmed him of every dollar he had.
Slender
Small; inadequate; meager; pitiful; as, slender means of support; a slender pittance.
Frequent begging makes slender alms.
Trim
To rebuke; scold.
Slender
Spare; abstemious; frugal; as, a slender diet.
The good Ostorius often deignedTo grace my slender table with his presence.
Trim
To adjust (the sails and yards) so that they receive the wind properly.
Slender
Uttered with a thin tone; - the opposite of broad; as, the slender vowels long e and i.
Trim
To balance (a ship) by shifting its cargo or contents.
Slender
Being of delicate or slender build;
She was slender as a willow shoot is slender
A slim girl with straight blonde hair
Watched her slight figure cross the street
Trim
To balance (an aircraft) in flight by regulating the control surfaces and tabs.
Slender
Very narrow;
A thin line across the page
Trim
To be in or retain equilibrium.
Slender
Having little width in proportion to the length or height;
A slender pole
Trim
To make sails and yards ready for sailing.
Slender
Small in quantity;
Slender wages
A slim chance of winning
A small surplus
Trim
To affect or maintain cautious neutrality.
Slender
Gracefully slender; moving and bending with ease
Trim
To fashion one's views for momentary popularity or advantage.
Trim
To lose weight deliberately. Often used with down.
Trim
A cutting or clipping to make neat
My hair needs a trim.
Trim
An excess or unwanted part that has been removed
Cut off the trim.
Trim
State of order, arrangement, or appearance; condition
In good trim.
Trim
A condition of good health or fitness
Keeping her body in trim.
Trim
Exterior ornamentation, such as moldings or framework, on a building or vehicle.
Trim
Decoration or ornament, as for clothing.
Trim
Material used in commercial window displays.
Trim
Often trims Excised or rejected material, such as film that has been cut in editing.
Trim
The readiness of a vessel for sailing with regard to ballast, sails, and yards.
Trim
The balance of a ship.
Trim
The difference between the draft at the bow and at the stern.
Trim
The balance of rotational forces around the various axes of an aircraft in flight.
Trim
In good or neat order.
Trim
In good physical condition; fit; slim
A trim figure.
Trim
Having lines, edges, or forms of neat and pleasing simplicity.
Trim
In a trim manner.
Trim
(transitive) To reduce slightly; to cut; especially, to remove excess.
He trimmed his beard before the interview.
The hedge needs to be trimmed.
Place the screen material in the frame, secure it in place, and trim the edges.
The company trimmed jobs for the second time this year.
A ranch steak is usually trimmed of all excess fat.
Trim
(transitive) To decorate or adorn; especially of a Christmas tree.
They traditionally trim the tree on Christmas Eve.
Trim
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.
Trim
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.
Trim
To modify the angle (of the sails) relative to the wind, especially to set them at the most advantageous angle.
Trim
(dated) To balance; to fluctuate between parties, so as to appear to favour each.
Trim
(transitive) To make trim; to put in due order for any purpose; to make right, neat, or pleasing; to adjust.
Trim
To dress; to make smooth.
Trim
To rebuke; to reprove.
Trim
To beat or thrash.
Trim
To cut back the wick of (a lamp) to maintain a clean, bright flame.
Trim
To change the carbon rods of (an arc lamp).
Trim
(uncountable) Decoration; especially, decoration placed along edges or borders.
Paint the house white with blue trim.
Trim
(countable) 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.
Trim
Dress; gear; ornaments.
Trim
(countable) The manner in which something is equipped or adorned; order; disposition.
The car comes in three different trims.
To be in good trim
Trim
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.
Trim
The mechanism(s) used to trim an aircraft in roll, pitch, and/or yaw.
Trim
Sexual intercourse.
Trim
(nautical) 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.
Trim
(nautical) The arrangement of the sails with reference to the wind.
Trim
Physically fit.
He goes jogging every day to keep in trim.
Trim
Slender, lean.
A trim figure
Trim
Neat or smart in appearance.
A trim lawn
Trim
(nautical) In good order; properly managed or maintained.
Trim
(nautical) With sails well trimmed.
Trim
To make trim; to put in due order for any purpose; to make right, neat, or pleasing; to adjust.
The hermit trimmed his little fire.
Trim
To dress; to decorate; to adorn; to invest; to embellish; as, to trim a hat.
A rotten building newly trimmed over.
I was trimmed in Julia's gown.
Trim
To make ready or right by cutting or shortening; to clip or lop; to curtail; as, to trim the hair; to trim a tree.
Trim
To dress, as timber; to make smooth.
Trim
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.
Trim
To rebuke; to reprove; also, to beat.
I found her trimming up the diademOn her dead mistress.
Trim
To balance; to fluctuate between parties, so as to appear to favor each.
Trim
Dress; gear; ornaments.
Seeing him just pass the window in his woodland trim.
Trim
Order; disposition; condition; as, to be in good trim.
Trim
The state of a ship or her cargo, ballast, masts, etc., by which she is well prepared for sailing.
Trim
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
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.
With comely carriage of her countenance trim.
So deemed I till I viewed their trim arrayOf boats last night.
Trim
A state of arrangement or appearance;
In good trim
Trim
A decoration or adornment on a garment;
The trimming on a hat
The trim on a shirt
Trim
Attitude of an aircraft in flight when allowed to take its own orientation
Trim
Cutting down to the desired size or shape
Trim
Remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size;
Pare one's fingernails
Trim the photograph
Trim lumber
Trim
Decorate, as with ornaments;
Trim the christmas tree
Trim a shop window
Trim
Cut down on; make a reduction in;
Reduce your daily fat intake
The employer wants to cut back health benefits
Trim
Balance in flight by regulating the control surfaces;
Trim an airplane
Trim
Be in equilibrium during a flight;
The airplane trimmed
Trim
Decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
Trim
Cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of;
Dress the plants in the garden
Trim
Cut closely;
Trim my beard
Trim
Adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used
Trim
Thin and fit;
The spare figure of a marathon runner
A body kept trim by exercise
Trim
(used of hair) neat and tidy;
A nicely kempt beard
Trim
Of places; characterized by order and neatness; free from disorder;
Even the barn was shipshape
A trim little sailboat
Trim
(of persons) neat and smart in appearance;
A clean-cut and well-bred young man
The trig corporal in his jaunty cap
Trim
Severely simple in line or design;
A neat tailored suit
Tailored curtains
