- Trim - Trim (nails) - Trim with a knife - To cut off, or shave off, the superficial substance or
extremities of; as, to pare an apple; to pare a horse's hoof. - To remove; to separate; to cut or shave, as the skin,
ring, or outside part, from anything; -- followed by off or away; as;
to pare off the ring of fruit; to pare away redundancies. - Fig.: To diminish the bulk of; to reduce; to lessen.