trim down
phrasal verb
trimmed down; trimming down; trims down
: to become thinner : to lose weight
He trimmed down over the summer.
Examples of trim down in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Bethany Adams, founder of her namesake interior design firm in Louisville, Kentucky, encourages a European approach to food shopping (more corner market than Costco) to trim down storage needs.
—
Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2024
The Sharks continued trimming down their camp number on Sunday and Monday, assigning several players, including 2022 first-round draft pick Filip Bystedt, to the Barracuda of the AHL.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2024
Advertisement The Dodgers are, essentially, facing a sort of baseball Darwinism the rest of the season — with a bloated roster likely to be trimmed down the stretch, and a number of players uncertain to make the final cut.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2024
The larger operators trimmed down the less-performing sites, while smaller cinemas who didn’t have as much leeway shut down, David Hancock, Omdia’s chief cinema and movies analyst, wrote in an email to CNN.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 3 Aug. 2024
See all Example Sentences for trim down 
Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2024
The Sharks continued trimming down their camp number on Sunday and Monday, assigning several players, including 2022 first-round draft pick Filip Bystedt, to the Barracuda of the AHL.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2024
Advertisement The Dodgers are, essentially, facing a sort of baseball Darwinism the rest of the season — with a bloated roster likely to be trimmed down the stretch, and a number of players uncertain to make the final cut.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2024
The larger operators trimmed down the less-performing sites, while smaller cinemas who didn’t have as much leeway shut down, David Hancock, Omdia’s chief cinema and movies analyst, wrote in an email to CNN.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 3 Aug. 2024
See all Example Sentences for trim down
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'trim down.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Dictionary Entries Near trim down
Cite this Entry
“Trim down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trim%20down. Accessed 25 Oct. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share