EuroLex/E/Trim 1

trim1


 * Original language: English
 * Original form and meaning: v. 1 'make neat or of the required size or form, esp. by cutting away irregular or unwanted parts; shear (a dog)', 4 'adjust the balance of (a ship or aircraft) by the arrangement of its cargo etc.', 5 'arrange (sails) to suit the wind', +8 'transport coal', +9 'train (a dog)', +10 (refl.) 'become/remain fit', +11 'undertake physical exercise in order to keep fit'

(Note: If the status is not specifically indicated then the word is stylistically neutral and generally used; if earlier meaning and status equals current use the former may be expressed by writing "dito". Cf. also the project guidelines.)


 * Annotations: * DEA = Dictionary of European Anglicisms by Manfred Görlach (2001), Oxford: OUP.; ** CODEE = The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology by T.F. Hoad (1986), Oxford: Clarendon.


 * Information on Other Languages: Icelandic: trimma [th rim:a], 1970s, meaning: 4, status: not (or no longer) recognized as English (technical); +11, status: not (or no longer) recognized as English;

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