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"trim" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often pare (4 letters).
Definitions
adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used
Word origin
From Middle English trimen, trymen, trümen, from Old English trymman (“to make firm; strengthen”), from Proto-West Germanic *trummjan, from Proto-Germanic *trumjaną (“to make fast; strengthen”), from Proto-Germanic *trumaz (“firm; strong; sound”).
Used in a sentence
“He trimmed his beard before the interview.”
“The hedge needs to be trimmed.”
“Place the screen material in the frame, secure it in place, and trim the edges.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Cut neatly”4 letters
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