trim
verb/trɪm/
Frequency rank: #4,871 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
to cut away excess parts to make something neat or tidy.
Example sentence
She decided to trim the bushes in the front garden before the guests arrived.
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