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trimming definition

trim·ming (trim′iŋ)

noun

  1. the action of a person who trims
  2. something used to trim; specif.,
    1. decoration; ornament
    2. the side dishes of a meal turkey with all the trimmings
  3. parts trimmed off
  4. Informal
    1. a beating; thrashing
    2. a decisive defeat
    3. a cheating or fleecing

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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