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Definition of strim

strim

/strɪm/
strim
Past Simple:strimmed
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Past Participle:strimmed
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Present Participle:strimming
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strim Lexical Profile

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• verb

1

British To cut or trim grass, weeds, or other overgrown vegetation using a handheld motorized string trimmer.

Example

"After mowing the main lawn, he spent half an hour strimming the long grass around the fence posts and flower beds."

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• Rhymes for strim

• Nearby Words

striker
striking
strikingly
strim
strimmer
string
string bean

Word Origin & Etymology

Coined in the late 20th century as a back-formation from "Strimmer," a British trademark for a motorized string trimmer, itself a blend of "string" and "trimmer."

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Strim. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/strim
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