trig

Pluraltrigs (some meanings)

Formstrigger, triggest

Formstrigs, trigging, trigged

1. 1
   nouncolloquialuncountable

   The math subject that deals with triangles and how their angles and sides connect.

   Like geometry, but mostly about triangles and their angles.

   We learned about right triangles in trig today.

   He failed his trig exam last spring.

   Similartrigonometry

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2. 2
   nouncolloquialcountable

   A fixed marker, often a concrete pillar on a hill, used to help measure and map land.

   Like a marker post that tells map-makers exactly where they are.

   We climbed to the trig at the top of the hill.

   Walkers often stop to touch the trig before heading down.

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3. 3
   nouncolloquialcountable

   A type of fat found in your blood and food, which doctors often check in tests.

   Like tiny fat packages your body stores for energy.

   The doctor said my trigs were a little high.

   Eating less sugar can lower your trig levels.

   Similartriglyceride

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4. 4
   adjectivedialectal

   Neat and tidy in how something looks, clean and well kept.

   Like a room where everything is in its place.

   She kept the cottage neat and trig all year round.

   He turned up looking trig in a pressed jacket.

   Similarneat, tidy, trim, smart, spruce

   Oppositeuntidy, messy, scruffy, unkempt

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5. 5
   adjectivedialectal

   Firm, steady, and in good shape, healthy and strong.

   Like a chair that doesn't wobble at all.

   The old fence is still trig after all these years.

   Grandad is eighty but stays trig and active.

   Similarsound, firm, sturdy, fit, steady

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6. 6
   nounUKcountable

   A stone or block of wood put under a wheel or barrel to stop it from moving.

   Like a doorstop, but for a wheel or barrel.

   He slipped a trig under the cart wheel on the slope.

   Without a trig, the barrel rolled across the yard.

   Similarchock, wedge, scotch

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7. 7
   verbtransitive

   To stop a wheel or barrel by putting something under it.

   Like putting a wedge under a door to hold it still.

   He trigged the wheel before climbing down from the cart.

   Always trig the barrel so it doesn't roll away.

   Similarchock, scotch, wedge, block

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8. 8
   nouncountable

   A kind of small cricket, part of a family of chirping insects.

   Like a smaller cousin of the crickets you hear at night.

   A tiny trig chirped from under the leaves all evening.

   We found several trigs living near the pond.

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9. 9
   adjectivedialectal

   Safe and secure, out of danger.

   Like being indoors when a storm passes by.

   The children were trig and warm inside the cabin.

   We felt trig once the door was locked.

   Similarsafe, secure

   Oppositeunsafe

10. 10
    adjectivedialectal

    True and able to be trusted, loyal and faithful.

    Like a friend who never lets you down.

    He proved a trig friend in hard times.

    You can count on her. She's always trig.

    Similartrusty, faithful, loyal, reliable, true

    Oppositedisloyal, unreliable

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