trig
IPA: trˈɪg
noun
- (now chiefly dialectal) A dandy; coxcomb.
- (uncountable, informal) Trigonometry.
- (surveying, countable, informal) A trigonometric point; a trig point.
- (UK) A stone, block of wood, or anything else, placed under a wheel or barrel to prevent motion; a scotch; a skid.
- The mark for players at skittles, etc.
- (medicine, informal) Triglyceride.
verb
- (transitive) To stop (a wheel, barrel, etc.) by placing something under it; to scotch; to skid.
- To fill; to stuff; to cram.
adjective
- (now chiefly dialectal) True; trusty; trustworthy; faithful.
- (now chiefly dialectal) Safe; secure.
- (now chiefly dialectal) Tight; firm; steady; sound; in good condition or health.
- Neat; tidy; trim; spruce; smart.
- (now chiefly dialectal) Active; clever.
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Examples of "trig" in Sentences
- It has a trig point on top of it.
- Their is a trig point at the summit.
- There is a trig point at the summit.
- This spot is marked by a trig point.
- The summit is marked by a trig point.
- It is the site of a trig point TP4024.
- The summit is marked with a trig point.
- There is a shelter cairn and a trig point.
- The break down of the trig functions is incorrect.
- There is just no good reason to provide such full coverage of Trig's birth.
- Allred said a former colleague mentioned an interest in finding the properties of "trig" -
- He added that "trig" is in coffee beans, though in different amounts depending on the variety of coffee bean.
- It isn't bad for them: lots of 'trig' time and you don't become a soldier unless you want to do soldiering. close
- In pursuance of this decision, when the two brothers, talking university shop, had used "trig" several times, Martin Eden demanded: -
- In pursuance of this decision, when the two brothers, talking university shop, had used "trig" several times, Martin Eden demanded: — "What is TRIG?"
- Jennie has some touch of that greatness; Dreiser is forever calling her "a big woman"; it is a refrain almost as irritating as the "trig" of "The Titan."
- "The important thing to get from this is that 'trig' has the ability to act like a hormone," said Dr. Clinton Allred, AgriLife Research nutrition scientist.
- I see again his dark, manly countenance lighted up by his keen brown eyes; his Roman features; his closely curling hair; his intellectual forehead and pleasant smile, and his very neat, "trig" appearance.
- Though the studies have not been conducted to determine recommended consumption amounts, scientists say the compound, called trigonelline or "trig," may be a factor in estrogen-dependent breast cancer but beneficial against colon cancer development.