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trig

1
[trig]
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noun Informal.
  1. trigonometry.

Origin of trig

1
by shortening

trig

2
[trig]
adjective Chiefly British.
  1. neat, trim, smart, or spruce.
  2. in good physical condition; sound; well.
verb (used with object), trigged, trig·ging.
  1. Chiefly British Dialect. to make trim, smart, etc. (often followed by up or out).

Origin of trig

2
1150–1200 for earlier sense; 1505–15 for def 1; Middle English trigg true, trusty < Old Norse tryggr loyal, safe; cognate with Gothic triggws true, faithful. See true
Related formstrig·ness, noun

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1. tidy, orderly.

trig

3
[trig]
verb (used with object), trigged, trig·ging. Dialect.
  1. to support or prop, as with a wedge.
  2. to act as a check on (the moving of wheels, vehicles, etc.).
noun
  1. a wedge or block used to prevent a wheel, cask, or the like, from rolling.

Origin of trig

3
First recorded in 1585–95, trig is from the Old Norse word tryggja to make fast, secure

trig.

  1. trigonometric.
  2. trigonometrical.
  3. trigonometry.
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Related Words for trig

fly, swank, modern, contemporary, current, chichi, chic, mod, now, smart, latest, trim, snug, tidy, slick, orderly, regular, dainty, spruce, nice

Examples from the Web for trig

Contemporary Examples of trig

Historical Examples of trig

  • The schooner was as newly painted and trig as if fresh from the ways.

  • Smithers is an ass with the theodolite, and Hedger's 'trig' is rotten.

    A Lively Bit of the Front

    Percy F. Westerman

  • But, under the cool, keen regard of the trig maid, of course he upset the milk.

    The Quest

    Frederik van Eeden

  • Jane was a trig, neat body; small, as the coast girls often are—I wonder why?

    A Singular Life

    Elizabeth Stuart Phelps

  • Is it possible that I once agonized over this trig little man?

British Dictionary definitions for trig

trig

1
adjective
  1. neat or spruce
verb trigs, trigging or trigged
  1. to make or become trim or spruce
Derived Formstrigly, adverbtrigness, noun

Word Origin for trig

C12 (originally: trusty): of Scandinavian origin; related to Old Norse tryggr true

trig

2
noun
  1. a wedge or prop
verb trigs, trigging or trigged (tr)
  1. to block or stop
  2. to prop or support

Word Origin for trig

C16: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse tryggja to make secure; see trig 1

trig.

abbreviation for
  1. trigonometrical
  2. trigonometry
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Word Origin and History for trig
adj.

"smart, trim," c.1200, from Old Norse tryggr "firm, trusty, true" (see true (adj.)). A Scottish and northern word only until 19c.

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