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trim
Verb
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If you trim something, you make it into the required size or shape by cutting away the irregular or unwanted parts.
He trimmed his beard before the interview.
The hedge needs to be trimmed.
A steak is usually trimmed of all excess fat.
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If you trim something, you decorate or adorn it with decorations.
They traditionally trim the tree on Christmas Eve.
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You trim an aircraft by adjusting the pitch using trim tabs.
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You trim a ship by modifying the angle of the sails relative to the wind.
trim
Noun
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Trims are additional decorations that are usually placed along edges of something.
Paint the house white with blue trim.
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If you trim something, you cut it in order to neaten it.
I went to the hairdresser for a trim but came back nearly bald.
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The trim is the arrangement of the sails with reference to the wind.
trim
Adjective
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If a person is trim, he or she is physically fit.
He goes jogging every day to keep in trim.
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If a person is trim, he or she is slim.
She has a trim figure.
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If a person is trim, he or she is neat and smart in appearance.
His face was freshly shaved, his clothes neat and trim.
change
Verb
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If you change something, you make it different than before.
Ellen changed the sentence so that it was correct.
change
Noun
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A change is when something becomes different.
The building plan required some small changes.
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When you get change for a bill, you get smaller bills or coins that equal the amount of the original bill. For example, if you get change for a $5 bill, you may get five $1 bills or you may get four $1 bills and coins that add up to $1 or you may get some other combination of bills and coins.
Can I get change for this $100 bill please?
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A change is a replacement.
I brought a change of clothes, just in case.