TRIG


Meaning of TRIG in English

trig 1

/trig/ , n. Informal.

trigonometry.

[ by shortening ]

trig 2

— trigness , n.

/trig/ , adj., v., trigged, trigging .

adj. Chiefly Brit.

1. neat, trim, smart, or spruce.

2. in good physical condition; sound; well.

v.t.

3. Chiefly Brit. Dial. to make trim, smart, etc. (often fol. by up or out ).

[ 1150-1200 for earlier sense; 1505-15 for def. 1; ME trigg true, trusty tryggr loyal, safe; c. Goth triggws true, faithful. See TRUE ]

Syn. 1. tidy, orderly.

trig 3

/trig/ , v. , trigged, trigging , n.

v.t. Dial.

1. to support or prop, as with a wedge.

2. to act as a check on (the moving of wheels, vehicles, etc.).

n.

3. a wedge or block used to prevent a wheel, cask, or the like, from rolling.

[ 1585-95; tryggja to make fast, secure ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .