English Explanatory Dictionary

trig

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. True; trusty; trustworthy; faithful.
  2. Safe; secure.
  3. Tight; firm; steady; sound; in good condition or health.
  4. Neat; tidy; trim; spruce; smart.
  5. Active; clever.
noun
  1. A dandy; coxcomb.
noun
  1. Trigonometry.
  2. A trig point.
noun
  1. A stone, block of wood, or anything else, placed under a wheel or barrel to prevent motion; a scotch; a skid.
  2. The mark for players at skittles, etc.
verb
  1. To stop (a wheel, barrel, etc.) by placing something under it; to scotch; to skid.
verb
  1. To fill; to stuff; to cram.
noun
  1. Triglyceride.
noun
  1. A cricket in the family Trigonidiidae.

Pronunciation

/tɹɪɡ/ [t̠ʰɹ̠̊ɪɡ] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-trig.wav

Word forms

trig trigger triggest trigs trigging trigged

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.

Derived words

trig identity trig pillar
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