1. to trim or cut beforehand; to trim in advance of a main operation or process
Usage: technical; often used in manufacturing, construction, or food preparation

Examples

• The factory will pretrim the fabric before sending it to the sewing department.
• Workers pretrim the lumber to reduce waste during the final assembly.
• The butcher will pretrim the meat to remove excess fat before packaging.
• We pretrim the hedges in early spring to promote healthy growth.
• The contractor decided to pretrim all the drywall sheets to fit the wall dimensions.