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 ]