trig
[adjective]
Synonyms: neat, chipper, orderly, shipshape, snug, spick-and-span, tidy, trim, uncluttered, well-groomed, stylish, chic, classy, dashing, fashionable, modish, sharp, smart, snappy, swank, full, brimful, brimming, chockablock, crammed, crowded, jam-full, jammed, loaded, packed

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trig adjective¹. [trɪg] ME.
[Old Norse tryggr = Gothic triggws true, faithful: see TRUE adjective. Cf. TRIG verb¹.]
1. True, faithful; trustworthy, trusty. Now Scot. & north. ME.

2. Active, nimble, brisk, alert. Scot. L15.

3. Trim, tidy, neat; esp. (of a person) spruce, smart, well-dressed. Chiefly arch., Scot. & dial. E16.
Century Magazine The stylish gait..of the trig little body who wore them.

4. Orig., strong, sound, well. Later, firm, steady. obsolete exc. Scot. E18.

5. Prim, precise, exact. Freq. derog. rare. L18.

6. Full, distended, tightly stuffed. dial. E19.

■ trigly adverb E18.

■ trigness noun E19.

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trig adjective² & noun³. [trɪg] colloq. M19.
[Abbreviation.]
A. adjective. Trigonometrical. Freq. in trig point, trig station. M19.
b. noun. Trigonometry. L19.

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trig noun¹. [trɪg] M17.
[from TRIG verb¹.]
A wedge or block for stopping the motion of a wheel or cask; gen. a brake.

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trig noun². [trɪg] Now dial. M17.
[Origin unkn.]
A line traced, cut, or marked out on the ground, esp. as a boundary- or starting-line. Also, a shallow trench or ditch, a narrow path or track.

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trig verb¹ trans. [trɪg] Infl. -gg-. L16.
[Origin uncertain: perh. from Old Norse tryggja, Old Danish trygge make firm or secure, from tryggr: see TRIG adjective¹.]
1. Make firm or fast; prevent from moving; esp. stop the motion of (a wheel or cask) with a wedge or block, brake. L16.

2. Support or shore up with a wedge; prop. Freq. foll. by up. E18.

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trig verb² intrans. & trans. [trɪg] Now dial. Infl. -gg-. L16.
[Origin unkn.]
Trot; walk quickly or briskly; trip; tramp.

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trig verb³ trans. [trɪg] Infl. -gg-. M17.
[from TRIG adjective¹.]
1. Make full or distended; stuff tightly. obsolete exc. dial. M17.

2. Make trim, tidy or neat; esp. dress (a person) sprucely or smartly; rig out (usu. in pass.). Chiefly arch., Scot., & dial. L17.

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trig verb⁴ trans. & intrans. [trɪg] Now dial. Infl. -gg-. E18.
[from TRIG noun².]
Trace, cut, or mark out a line, esp. a boundary- or starting-line, on (the ground); dig a shallow trench in (the ground).

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