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trim
English
Etymology
From Middle English trimen, trymen, trümen, from Old English trymman (“to make firm; strengthen”), from Proto-Germanic *trumjan? (“to make fast; strengthen”), from Proto-Germanic *trumaz (“firm; strong; sound”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t??m/, [t??????m]
- Rhymes: -?m
Verb
trim (third-person singular simple present trims, present participle trimming, simple past and past participle trimmed)
- (transitive) To reduce slightly; to cut; especially, to remove excess.
- (transitive) To decorate or adorn; especially of a Christmas tree.
- (transitive, aviation, of an aircraft) To adjust the positions of control surfaces, sometimes using trim tabs, so as to modify or eliminate the aircraft's tendency to pitch, roll, or yaw when the cockpit controls are released.
- (transitive, nautical, of a vessel) To modify the angle relative to the water by shifting cargo or ballast; to adjust for sailing; to assume, or cause to assume a certain position, or trim, in the water.
- 1883, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island
- The captain made us trim the boat, and we got her to lie a little more evenly.
- 1883, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island
- (transitive, nautical, of a vessel's sails) To modify the angle (of the sails) relative to the wind, especially to set them at the most advantageous angle.
- (dated) To balance; to fluctuate between parties, so as to appear to favour each.
- (transitive) To make trim; to put in due order for any purpose; to make right, neat, or pleasing; to adjust.
- The hermit trimmed his little fire.
- (transitive, carpentry, of timber) To dress; to make smooth.
- (transitive, dated) To rebuke; to reprove.
- (transitive, dated) To beat or thrash.
Derived terms
- betrim
Translations
Noun
trim (countable and uncountable, plural trims)
- (uncountable) Decoration; especially, decoration placed along edges or borders.
- (countable) A haircut, especially a moderate one to touch up an existing style.
- Dress; gear; ornaments.
- (countable) The manner in which something is equipped or adorned; order; disposition.
- 1614, George Chapman, Andromeda Liberata
- The measure and whole trim of comeliness
- 1614, George Chapman, Andromeda Liberata
- (uncountable, aviation, of an aircraft) The state of adjustment of control surfaces such that the desired attitude can be maintained without requiring the continuous application of force to the cockpit controls.
- (uncountable, aviation, by extension) The mechanism(s) used to trim an aircraft in roll, pitch, and/or yaw.
- (uncountable, slang, mildly vulgar) Sexual intercourse.
- 1969, Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, New York: Bantam, 1971, Chapter 35, pp. 239-240,[3]
- “Take me somewhere.”
- His response lacked dignity, but in fairness to him I admit that I had left him little chance to be suave.
- He asked, “You mean, you’re going to give me some trim?”
- 1969, Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, New York: Bantam, 1971, Chapter 35, pp. 239-240,[3]
- (nautical) The fore-and-aft angle of the vessel to the water, with reference to the cargo and ballast; the manner in which a vessel floats on the water, whether on an even keel or down by the head or stern.
- (nautical) The arrangement of the sails with reference to the wind.
Translations
Adjective
trim (comparative trimmer, superlative trimmest)
- Physically fit.
- Slender, lean.
- Neat or smart in appearance.
- 1599, William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing, Act 4 Scene 1
- […] manhood is melted into curtsies, valour into compliment, and men are only turned into tongue, and trim ones too: he is now as valiant as Hercules that only tells a lie and swears it.
- “A tight little craft,” was Austin’s invariable comment on the matron; and she looked it, always trim and trig and smooth of surface like a converted yacht cleared for action. ¶ Near her wandered her husband, orientally bland, invariably affable, […].
- 1599, William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing, Act 4 Scene 1
Translations
Adverb
trim (not comparable)
- (nautical) In good order; properly managed or maintained.
- (nautical) With sails well trimmed.
Anagrams
- MIRT, RMIT
Albanian
Alternative forms
- (Gheg) trajm [t?ajm]
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *trim-, from Proto-Indo-European *ter- (“soft, weak, young”). Cognate with Sanskrit ???? (táru?a, “young”) and Armenian ???? (t?arm, “young, fresh”). Alternatively from Proto-Indo-European *trem(s)- (“to thump; to tremble”). Compare Latin trem? (“tremble”), Lithuanian trìmti (“shake, tremble”), Tocharian A tröm (“in rage, fury”) and Tocharian B tremi (“rage, fury”).
Noun
trim m (indefinite plural trima, definite singular trimi, definite plural trimat)
- man, manful
- hero
- courageous
- valiant, valorous
- brave, hardy
References
Dutch
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -?m
Verb
trim
- first-person singular present indicative of trimmen
- imperative of trimmen
Latvian
Numeral
trim
- dative plural masculine form of tr?s
- instrumental plural masculine form of tr?s
- dative plural feminine form of tr?s
- instrumental plural feminine form of tr?s
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bob
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: b?b, IPA(key): /b?b/
- Rhymes: -?b
- (US) enPR: bäb, IPA(key): /b?b/
- Rhymes: -??b
Etymology 1
From Middle English bobben (“to strike, beat, shake, jog”), of uncertain origin. Compare Scots bob (“to mark, butt dance with a bobbing motion”), Icelandic boppa (“to wave up and down”), Swedish bobba (“to bob”), Dutch dobberen ("bobbing").
Verb
bob (third-person singular simple present bobs, present participle bobbing, simple past and past participle bobbed)
- (intransitive) To move gently and vertically, in either a single motion or repeatedly up and down, at or near the surface of a body of water, or similar medium.
- The cork bobbed gently in the calm water.
- The ball, which we had thought lost, suddenly bobbed up out of the water.
- The flowers were bobbing in the wind.
- (transitive) To move (something) as though it were bobbing in water.
- I bobbed my head under water and saw the goldfish.
- bob one's head (= to nod)
- To curtsy.
- To strike with a quick, light blow; to tap.
- 1533, Thomas Elyot, The Book of the Governor
- He was suddenly bobbed on the face by the servants.
- 1533, Thomas Elyot, The Book of the Governor
Derived terms
- bobber
- bob for apples
- bob up
Translations
Noun
bob (plural bobs)
- A bobbing motion; a quick up and down movement.
- a bob of the head
- A curtsy.
- A bobber (buoyant fishing device).
- 1613, John Dennys, The Secrets of Angling
- Or yellow bobs turn'd up before the plough / Are chiefest baits, with cork and lead enough.
- 1613, John Dennys, The Secrets of Angling
- Any of various hesperiid butterflies.
Translations
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
bob (plural bobs)
- A bob haircut.
- Any round object attached loosely to a flexible line, a rod, a body part etc., so that it may swing when hanging from it
- 1773, Oliver Goldsmith, She Stoops to Conquer
- Ecod! I have got them. Here they are. My cousin Con's necklaces, bobs and all.
- 1773, Oliver Goldsmith, She Stoops to Conquer
- The dangling mass of a pendulum or plumb line.
- The docked tail of a horse.
- A short line ending a stanza of a poem.
- The short runner of a sled.
- A bobsleigh.
- A small wheel, made of leather, with rounded edges, used in polishing spoons, etc.
- A working beam in a steam engine.
- A particular style of ringing changes on bells.
- A blow; a shake or jog; a rap, as with the fist.
- (obsolete) A knot or short curl of hair; also, a bob wig.
- 1737, William Shenstone, The Extent of Cookery
- A plain brown bob he wore.
- 1737, William Shenstone, The Extent of Cookery
- (obsolete) The refrain of a song.
- (obsolete) A jeer; a sharp jest or taunt.
Translations
Verb
bob (third-person singular simple present bobs, present participle bobbing, simple past and past participle bobbed)
- (transitive) To cut (hair) into a bob haircut.
- I got my hair bobbed. How do you like it?
- (transitive) To shorten by cutting; to dock; to crop
- To bobsleigh.
Translations
Etymology 3
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
bob (plural bob)
- (Kenya, slang; Britain and Australia, historical, dated) A shilling.
- 1933, George Orwell, Down and Out in Paris and London, xxix
- ‘’Ere y’are, the best rig-out you ever ’ad. A tosheroon [half a crown] for the coat, two ’ogs for the trousers, one and a tanner for the boots, and a ’og for the cap and scarf. That’s seven bob.’
- 1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, chapter XVII
- […] there was a sound of barking and a great hefty dog of the Hound of the Baskervilles type came galloping at me, obviously intent on mayhem, [... and] I was just commending my soul to God and thinking that this was where my new flannel trousers got about thirty bobs' worth of value bitten out of them […]
- 1933, George Orwell, Down and Out in Paris and London, xxix
- (Australia, dated slang) A 10-cent coin.
- (slang) An unspecified amount of money.
- Spot me a few bob, Robert.
Usage notes
- The use of bob for shilling is dated slang in the UK and Australia, since decimalisation. In East African countries where the currency is the shilling, it is current usage, and not considered slang. OED gives first usage as 1789.
- The use of bob to describe a 10-cent coin is derived from the fact that it was of equal worth to a shilling during decimalisation, however since then, the term has slowly dropped out of usage and is seldom used today.
Derived terms
- bob-a-job
- bent as a nine-bob note
- two bob
- two-bob bit
Etymology 4
Noun
bob (plural bobs)
- Abbreviation of shishkabob.
Etymology 5
blitter object
Noun
bob (plural bobs)
- (computer graphics, demoscene) A graphical element, resembling a hardware sprite, that can be blitted around the screen in large numbers.
- 1995, "John Girvin", Blitting bobs (on Internet newsgroup comp.sys.amiga.programmer)
- IMHO, youd [sic] be better doing other things with the CPU and letting the blitter draw bobs, esp on a machine with fast ram.
- 2002, "demoeffects", Demotized 0.0.1 - A collection of demo effects from the early days of the demo scene. (on Internet newsgroup fm.announce)
- Changes: This release adds 2 new effects (bobs and unlimited bobs), has a GFX directory for sharing graphics, adds utility functions to the common code...
- 1995, "John Girvin", Blitting bobs (on Internet newsgroup comp.sys.amiga.programmer)
Derived terms
- shadebob
Anagrams
- obb
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b?p/
- Hyphenation: bob
- Rhymes: -?p
- Homophone: Bob
Etymology 1
From bewust onbeschonken bestuurder (“deliberately unintoxicated driver”).
Noun
bob m (plural bobs, diminutive bobje n)
- designated driver
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English bob.
Noun
bob f or m (plural bobs)
- (winter sports) bob, bobsleigh
- Synonym: bobslee
French
Etymology
From the English personal name Bob, used to designate light infantrymen, and probably introduced into French during the First World War.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b?b/
Noun
bob m (plural bobs)
- bucket hat, fishing hat
Further reading
- “bob” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Hungarian
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?bob]
- Hyphenation: bob
- Rhymes: -ob
Noun
bob (plural bobok)
- bobsleigh
- a type of sled (a flat-bottomed concave plastic sled with no runners, equipped with brakes)
- a car used on the track of an alpine slide or bobsled rollercoaster (mountain coaster)
Declension
Synonyms
- szánkó
Derived terms
- bobos
Irish
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun 1
bob m (genitive singular bob, nominative plural bobanna)
- (hair) bob
- fringe (of hair over forehead)
- bob(tail)
- Synonym: bob eireabaill
Derived terms
Noun 2
bob m (genitive singular bob, nominative plural bobanna)
- stump, target (in games)
Derived terms
- bob a bhualadh ar dhuine (“to play a trick on someone”)
Declension
Mutation
References
- "bob" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Entries containing “bob” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “bob” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Italian
Noun
bob m (invariable)
- bobsleigh / bobsled
Related terms
- bobbista
Lower Sorbian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *bob?, from Proto-Indo-European *b?ab?-. Cognate with Upper Sorbian bob, Polish bób, Czech bob, Russian ??? (bob), Serbo-Croatian b?b.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b?p/
Noun
bob m
- (uncountable) bean plant
- beanfield
Declension
Derived terms
- bobowka f (“an individual bean seed”)
See also
- tšuka f (“bean pod”)
Further reading
- bob in Ernst Muka/Mucke (St. Petersburg and Prague 1911–28): S?ownik dolnoserbskeje r?cy a jeje nar?cow / Wörterbuch der nieder-wendischen Sprache und ihrer Dialekte. Reprinted 2008, Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag
- bob in Manfred Starosta (1999): Dolnoserbsko-nimski s?ownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag.
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- bobe
- bóbi
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /?b?.bi/
Noun
bob m (plural bobes)
- curler (small cylindrical tube)
- hair roller, hair curler
Romanian
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian b?b.
Noun
bob n (plural boabe)
- A type of bean, field bean, horse bean, broad bean
- a grain
- Any seed, pit, stone, berry.
Related terms
- boab?
See also
- s?mân??
- gr?unte
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English bobsleigh.
Noun
bob n (plural boburi)
- bobsleigh
See also
- sanie
Scots
Etymology 1
From Middle English bobbe (“cluster of fruit; spray of leaves”).
Noun
bob (plural bobs)
- a bunch, a cluster (of things)
- (obsolete) a nosegay, bunch of flowers
- a knot; a bunch of ribbon
- a patch of rich grass
Verb
bob (third-person singular present bobs, present participle bobbin, past bobbit, past participle bobbit)
- (of grass) to grow richly in patches
Etymology 2
Uncertain. Possibly onomatopoeic expressing quick movement, but compare English bob, above.
Noun
bob (plural bobs)
- a dance
Verb
bob (third-person singular present bobs, present participle bobbin, past bobbit, past participle bobbit)
- to dance with up-and-down movement
- Synonym: bab
Etymology 3
Unknown. Possibly from Middle English bobben (“to strike”) or Old French bober, baubir (“to mock, deride”).
Noun
bob (plural bobs)
- a target, a mark to aim at
- a taunt
References
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology 1
From Proto-Slavic *bob?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bôb/
Noun
b?b m (Cyrillic spelling ????)
- broad bean
- horse bean
Declension
Etymology 2
From English bob.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bôb/
Noun
b?b m (Cyrillic spelling ????)
- bobsled
Declension
Sicilian
Noun
bob m
- bobsleigh / bobsled
Spanish
Noun
bob m (plural bobs)
- bob, bob haircut (hairstyle)
Welsh
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bo?b/
Adjective
bob
- Soft mutation of pob.
Mutation
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- what bobcats eat
- what boba tea made of
- what bob marley died from
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