trim down

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A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of reducing something in size, amount, or cost, often by cutting or removing parts.

unzählbar · transitiv und intransitiv · Phrasal, trennbar

1. Reduce size or weightinformal

   To make something smaller, thinner, or lighter, often by cutting or reducing.

   Verkleinern

   • She is trying to trim down before the wedding.
   • He trimmed down his expenses by eating out less.
   • The company plans to trim down its workforce.

   Synonymecurtailcut backcut downlessenpare downreduceshrinkslim downwhittle down

   Antonymeaugmentenlargeexpandextendincreaseswell

2. Simplify or reduceinformal

   To make something more efficient or less complex by removing unnecessary parts.

   Vereinfachen oder reduzieren

   • We need to trim down the report to just the key points.
   • The editor trimmed down the article to fit the page.
   • They trimmed down the project scope to meet the deadline.

   Synonymecondensecurtailcutdownsizepareprunereducescale downsimplifystreamlinetightenwhittle down

   Antonymeaugmentcomplicateelaborateexpand

Grundverbtrim