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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