Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Smart and trim, as in appearance; neat.
- transitive verb To make trim or neat, especially in dress.
- transitive verb To stop (a wheel) from rolling, as with a wedge.
- noun Trigonometry.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An abbreviation of trigonometrical; of trigonometry.
- To dress; trick: with up.
- To act as an obstacle or check; act as a brake. See
trig , n., 3. - Full.
- To fill; stuff; cram.
- True; trusty; trustworthy; faithful.
- Safe; secure.
- Tight; firm; sound; in good condition or health.
- Neat; tidy; trim; spruce; smart.
- Active; clever.
- noun A dandy; a coxcomb.
- noun Material, such as gravel or hay, placed on a slippery declivity on a road to check the motion of a sled passing over n.
- To trudge; trundle along.
- To stop; obstruct; specifically, to skid; stop (a wheel) by putting a stone, log, or other obstacle in the way.
- To prop; hold up.
- To set a mark on, as a standing-place for the player in the game of ninepins.
- noun An obstacle; a prop; a skid; a brake-shoe for a wheel to ride upon in descending steep hills; a small wedge or block used to prevent a cask from rolling.
- noun The mark at which the player stands in the game of ninepins or bowls. Halliwell. See
trig , verb, 3.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb obsolete To fill; to stuff; to cram.
- adjective Prov. Eng. & Scot. Full; also, trim; neat.
- transitive verb To stop, as a wheel, by placing something under it; to scotch; to skid.
- noun engraving A stone, block of wood, or anything else, placed under a wheel or barrel to prevent motion; a scotch; a skid.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun UK A stone, block of wood, or anything else, placed under a wheel or barrel to prevent motion; a scotch; a skid.
- noun uncountable
trigonometry . - noun countable, informal A trigonometric point.
- adjective
True ;trusty ;trustworthy ;faithful . - adjective
Safe ;secure . - adjective
Tight ;firm ;steady ;sound ; in good condition or health. - adjective
Neat ;tidy ;trim ;spruce ;smart . - adjective
Active ;clever . - noun A
dandy ;coxcomb .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the mathematics of triangles and trigonometric functions
- adjective neat and smart in appearance
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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In pursuance of this decision, when the two brothers, talking university shop, had used "trig" several times, Martin Eden demanded: — "What is TRIG?"
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I see again his dark, manly countenance lighted up by his keen brown eyes; his Roman features; his closely curling hair; his intellectual forehead and pleasant smile, and his very neat, "trig" appearance.
Brook Farm John Thomas Codman
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Jennie has some touch of that greatness; Dreiser is forever calling her "a big woman"; it is a refrain almost as irritating as the "trig" of "The Titan."
A Book of Prefaces 1918
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In pursuance of this decision, when the two brothers, talking university shop, had used "trig" several times, Martin Eden demanded: -
Chapter 2 1908
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Though the studies have not been conducted to determine recommended consumption amounts, scientists say the compound, called trigonelline or "trig," may be a factor in estrogen-dependent breast cancer but beneficial against colon cancer development.
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"The important thing to get from this is that 'trig' has the ability to act like a hormone," said Dr. Clinton Allred, AgriLife Research nutrition scientist.
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He added that "trig" is in coffee beans, though in different amounts depending on the variety of coffee bean.
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It isn't bad for them: lots of 'trig' time and you don't become a soldier unless you want to do soldiering. close
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"The important thing to get from this is that 'trig' has the ability to act like a hormone," said Dr. Clinton Allred, AgriLife Research nutrition scientist.
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fbharjo commented on the word trig
original meaning of firm true in Norse
February 25, 2007