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Trim

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plainnounSimple, unaltered.
leanverb(intransitive) To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating.
reduceverb(transitive) To bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something; to diminish, to lower.
thinverbHaving little body fat or flesh; slim; slender; lean; gaunt.
cropnoun(agriculture) A plant, grown for it, or its fruits or seeds, to be harvested as food, livestock fodder, or fuel or for any other economic purpose.
spareverbExtra.
clipnounTo grip tightly.
garnishnounTo decorate with ornaments; to adorn; to embellish.
cutverb(chiefly transitive) To incise, to cut into the surface of something.
tidyverbArranged neatly and in order.
tailoredAdjusted by a tailor, fitted.
dressnoun(transitive) (also reflexive and figuratively) To put clothes (or, formerly, armour) on (oneself or someone, a doll, a mannequin, etc.); to clothe.
snipnounTo cut with short sharp actions, as with scissors.
prunenoun(transitive, horticulture) To remove excess material from a tree or shrub; to trim, especially to make more healthy or productive.
cut downverb(idiomatic) To reduce the amount of something.
trignounTrue; trusty; trustworthy; faithful.
bring downverb(transitive) To make (a ruler or government) lose their position of power.
groomedHaving a neat and clean appearance; well cared-for.
kempt(now usually humorous) Neat and tidy; especially used of hair.
clippingnoun(uncountable, linguistics) A process of word formation involving shortening by removal of syllables, often terminal ones.
shaveverb(transitive) To make (the head, skin etc.) bald or (the hair) shorter by using a tool such as a razor or electric clippers to cut the hair close to the skin.
cut backverb(transitive and intransitive with on) To reduce the amount of (something).
well-keptneat, tidy, kept in good condition.
lopnoun(transitive, usually with off) To cut off as the top or extreme part of anything, especially to prune a small limb off a shrub or tree, or sometimes to behead someone.
trimmingnoun(uncountable) The act or process of someone who trims.

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WordDefinition
cut backverb(transitive and intransitive with on) To reduce the amount of (something).
reduceverb(transitive) To bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something; to diminish, to lower.
bring downverb(transitive) To make (a ruler or government) lose their position of power.
thinverbHaving little body fat or flesh; slim; slender; lean; gaunt.
leanverb(intransitive) To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating.
lopnoun(transitive, usually with off) To cut off as the top or extreme part of anything, especially to prune a small limb off a shrub or tree, or sometimes to behead someone.
clipnounTo grip tightly.
cut downverb(idiomatic) To reduce the amount of something.
spareverbExtra.
clippingnoun(uncountable, linguistics) A process of word formation involving shortening by removal of syllables, often terminal ones.
snipnounTo cut with short sharp actions, as with scissors.
cutverb(chiefly transitive) To incise, to cut into the surface of something.
plainnounSimple, unaltered.
tidyverbArranged neatly and in order.
shipshape(originally nautical) Meticulously neat and tidy.
well-keptneat, tidy, kept in good condition.
groomedHaving a neat and clean appearance; well cared-for.
clean-cutHaving a neat, smart appearance
kempt(now usually humorous) Neat and tidy; especially used of hair.
trignounTrue; trusty; trustworthy; faithful.

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