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top vs trim

trim vs top

top and trim both are nouns.

top and trim both are adjectives.

top and trim both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
top Yes Yes Yes No
trim Yes Yes Yes No
As verbs, trim is a hypernym of top; that is, trim is a word with a broader meaning than top:
  • top: cut the top off
  • trim: cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
Other hypernyms of top include clip, crop, cut back, dress, lop, prune, snip.
top (noun) trim (noun)
a garment (especially for women) that extends from the shoulders to the waist or hips cutting down to the desired size or shape
covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container) a decoration or adornment typically on the edge of a garment
a canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance attitude of an aircraft in flight when allowed to take its own orientation
a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin a state of arrangement or appearance
platform surrounding the head of a lower mast
the greatest possible intensity
the highest or uppermost side of anything
the upper part of anything
the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
the first half of an inning; while the visiting team is at bat
top (adjective) trim (adjective)
situated at the top or highest position severely simple in line or design
thin and fit
characterized by order and neatness; free from disorder
neat and smart in appearance
top (verb) trim (verb)
be the culminating event cut down on; make a reduction in
finish up or conclude adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used
cut the top off cut closely
strike (the top part of a ball in golf, baseball, or pool) giving it a forward spin cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
pass by, over, or under without making contact remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size
reach or ascend the top of decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
provide with a top or finish the top (of a structure) decorate, as with ornaments
be superior or better than some standard be in equilibrium during a flight
be at the top of or constitute the top or highest point balance in flight by regulating the control surfaces
be ahead of others; be the first
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