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trig (trig)

adjective

  1. trim; neat; spruce
  2. in good condition; strong; sound
  3. prim; precise

Etymology: ME trigg < ON tryggr, trusty, firm: for IE base see true

transitive verb trigged, trigging trig′·ging

Brit., Dialectal to make trig: often with out or up
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trig (trig)

transitive verb trigged, trigging trig′·ging

  1. to prevent (a wheel, cask, etc.) from rolling by placing a wedge, stone, etc. under it
  2. to prop or support

Etymology: < ? Scand, as in Dan trykke, to press

noun

Dialectal a stone, wedge, etc. used in trigging
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trig (trig)

noun

trigonometry
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trig

trigonometric(al)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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