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trims one's sails

trims one's sails is the third-person singular simple present indicative of trim one's sails.

Meaning of trim one's sails

Verb

trim one's sails (third-person singular simple present trims one's sails, present participle trimming one's sails, simple past and past participle trimmed one's sails)

  1. To adjust a ship's sails to make the best of wind conditions.
    Synonyms:
    shorten sail
  2. (broadly, figuratively) To adapt to changing circumstances, especially if it involves scaling back one's ambitions; to make cutbacks.

Questions about trims one's sails

What is trims one's sails the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Trims one's sails is the third-person singular simple present indicative of trim one's sails.

Words near trims one's sails in the dictionary

  1. trimphones
  2. trimpot
  3. trimpots
  4. trims
  5. trims down to size
  6. trims one's sails
  7. trims up
  8. Trimsaran
  9. trimtab
  10. trimtabs
  11. trimucronate

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