breech vs trim

breech

noun
  • A garment whose purpose is to cover or clothe the buttocks. 

  • The part of a cannon or other firearm behind the chamber. 

  • A breech birth. 

  • The external angle of knee timber, the inside of which is called the throat. 

adv
  • With the hips coming out before the head. 

adj
  • Born, or having been born, breech. 

verb
  • To fit or furnish with a breech. 

  • To fasten with breeching. 

trim

noun
  • Dress; gear; ornaments. 

  • 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. 

  • The mechanism(s) used to trim an aircraft in roll, pitch, and/or yaw. 

  • The arrangement of the sails with reference to the wind. 

  • A haircut, especially a moderate one to touch up an existing style. 

  • Sexual intercourse. 

  • Decoration; especially, decoration placed along edges or borders. 

  • The manner in which something is equipped or adorned; order; disposition. 

  • 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. 

verb
  • 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. 

  • To reduce slightly; to cut; especially, to remove excess. 

  • To modify the angle (of the sails) relative to the wind, especially to set them at the most advantageous angle. 

  • 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. 

  • To decorate or adorn; especially of a Christmas tree. 

  • To cut back the wick of (a lamp) to maintain a clean, bright flame. 

  • To make trim; to put in due order for any purpose; to make right, neat, or pleasing; to adjust. 

  • To dress; to make smooth. 

  • To change the carbon rods of (an arc lamp). 

adj
  • Physically fit. 

  • Neat or smart in appearance. 

  • Slender, lean. 

adv
  • In good order; properly managed or maintained. 

  • With sails well trimmed. 

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