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TRIG
trig, clean-cut, trim
(adjective) neat and smart in appearance; “a clean-cut and well-bred young man”; “the trig corporal in his jaunty cap”; “a trim beard”
trigonometry, trig
(noun) the mathematics of triangles and trigonometric functions
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Adjective
trig (comparative trigger, )
(now chiefly dialectal) True; trusty; trustworthy; faithful.
(now chiefly dialectal) Safe; secure.
(now chiefly dialectal) Tight; firm; steady; sound; in good condition or health.
Neat; tidy; trim; spruce; smart.
(now chiefly dialectal) Active; clever.
Noun
trig (plural trigs)
(now chiefly dialectal) A dandy; coxcomb.
Etymology 2
Noun
trig (countable and uncountable, plural trigs)
(uncountable) Trigonometry.
(surveying, countable, informal) A trigonometric point, trig point.
Etymology 3
Noun
trig (plural trigs)
(UK) A stone, block of wood, or anything else, placed under a wheel or barrel to prevent motion; a scotch; a skid.
The mark for players at skittles, etc.
Verb
trig (third-person singular simple present trigs, present participle trigging, simple past and past participle trigged)
(transitive) To stop (a wheel, barrel, etc.) by placing something under it; to scotch; to skid.
Etymology 4
Verb
trig (third-person singular simple present trigs, present participle trigging, simple past and past participle trigged)
To fill; to stuff; to cram.
Etymology 5
Clipping.
Noun
trig (plural trigs)
(medicine, informal) triglyceride
Anagrams
• Grit, girt, grit
Source: Wiktionary
Trig, v. t. Etym: [Cf. Dan. trykke to press, Sw. trycka.]
Definition: To fill; to stuff; to cram. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.
Trig, a. Etym: [Formerly written trick, akin to trick to dress.]
Definition: Full; also, trim; neat. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] To sit on a horse square and trig. Brit. Quart. Rev.
Trig, v. t. Etym: [See Trigger.]
Definition: To stop, as a wheel, by placing something under it; to scotch; to skid.
Trig, n. Etym: [See Trigger.]
Definition: A stone, block of wood, or anything else, placed under a wheel or barrel to prevent motion; a scotch; a skid. [Eng.] Wright.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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