untrim en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ʌnˈtɹɪm/
Etymology
From un- + trim.
Meanings
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(transitive) To remove the trimmings or adornments from.
1824-1832, Mary Russell Mitford, Our Village She was trimming a very smart straw hat with pink ribbons; trimming and untrimming, for the bows were tied and untied, taken off and put on, and taken off again, with a look of impatience and discontent […]
- To restore the original shape of (a surface that has been trimmed).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| untrimming | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| untrims | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| untrimmed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| untrimmed | Tense=Past | lexicographic |