to trim the sail
1Trim — Trim, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Trimmed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Trimming}.] [OE. trimen, trumen, AS. trymian, trymman, to prepare, dispose, make strong, fr. trum firm, strong; of uncertain origin.] 1. To make trim; to put in due order for any purpose; to… …
2sail — sailable, adj. sailless, adj. /sayl/, n. 1. an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to… …
3trim — trim1 [trım] v past tense and past participle trimmed present participle trimming [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(cut)¦ 2¦(reduce)¦ 3¦(decorate)¦ 4¦(sail)¦ Phrasal verbs trim something<=>back trim down ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [ …
4trim — I. verb (trimmed; trimming) Etymology: probably from Middle English *trimmen to prepare, put in order, from Old English trymian, trymman to strengthen, arrange, from trum strong, firm; probably akin to Old English trēo tree, wood more at tree… …
5Sail — A sail is any type of surface intended to generate thrust by being placed in a wind mdash;in essence a vertically oriented wing. Sails are used in sailing.History of sailsThe ships built at around 10,000 BC were just crude log rafts or dug out… …
6trim — 1 trimmed, trimming verb (T) 1 CUT to make something look neater by cutting small pieces off it: Your hair needs trimming. | Can you trim the hedge? 2 REDUCE to remove parts of a plan to reduce its cost: We need to trim the Defence budget by a… …
7trim — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Trim is used after these nouns: ↑fur, ↑wheel, ↑wood {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB ▪ carefully, neatly, perfectly ▪ his neatly trimmed bea …
8trim — [trim] vt. trimmed, trimming [via ME dial. < OE trymman, to make firm, set in order, array < trum, strong, firm: for IE base see TREE] 1. Obs. to prepare; fit out; dress 2. to put in proper order; make neat or tidy, esp. by clipping,… …
9Trim — may refer to:Places* Trim, County Meath, a town and castle in Ireland * Trim Station (OC Transpo), a bus station in Ottawa, Canada * Trim Road, in Ottawa, CanadaDecoration* Trim (sewing), ornaments applied to clothing or other textiles * Trim… …
10trim — ► VERB (trimmed, trimming) 1) make (something) neat by cutting away irregular or unwanted parts. 2) cut off (irregular or unwanted parts). 3) reduce the size, amount, or number of. 4) decorate (something), especially along its edges. 5) adapt one …