Trig
adj, noun, verb, slang ·1 syllable ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
- 1 A dandy; coxcomb. dialectal
- 2 Trigonometry. dialectal, informal, uncountable
- 3 A stone, block of wood, or anything else, placed under a wheel or barrel to prevent motion; a scotch; a skid. UK, dialectal
"You might as well smite that saw with your fist ; you might as well put a trig under the dam and stop it, as to practise on him"
- 4 Triglyceride. dialectal, informal
- 5 A cricket in the family Trigonidiidae. dialectal
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- 6 the mathematics of triangles and trigonometric functions wordnet
- 7 A trig point. countable, dialectal, informal
- 8 The mark for players at skittles, etc. dialectal
- 1 To stop (a wheel, barrel, etc.) by placing something under it; to scotch; to skid. dialectal, transitive
- 2 To fill; to stuff; to cram. dialectal
"By how much more a mans skin is full treg'd with flesh, blood and natural Spirits."
- 1 True; trusty; trustworthy; faithful. dialectal
- 2 Safe; secure. dialectal
- 3 Tight; firm; steady; sound; in good condition or health. dialectal
"Aye, the Chicopee, a fine-un, she were. Clean-built and trig-lookin’! None more fleet in ‘64 than she..."
- 4 Neat; tidy; trim; spruce; smart. dialectal
"we possess of pig's skin and stirrups to keep them square and trig"
- 5 Active; clever. dialectal
- 1 neat and smart in appearance wordnet
Example
More examples"Aye, the Chicopee, a fine-un, she were. Clean-built and trig-lookin’! None more fleet in ‘64 than she..."
Etymology
From Middle English trig, tryg, from Old Norse tryggr (“loyal, faithful, true”), from Proto-Germanic *triwwiz (“loyal, faithful, true”). Cognate with Old English trīewe (“faithful, loyal, true”). More at true.
Clipping of trigonometry.
See trigger.
Compare Danish trykke (“to press”).
Clipping.
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