trig

Betekenis (Engels)

Adj

1. (dialectal) True; trusty; trustworthy; faithful.
2. (dialectal) Safe; secure.
3. (dialectal) Tight; firm; steady; sound; in good condition or health.
4. (dialectal) Neat; tidy; trim; spruce; smart.
5. (dialectal) Active; clever.

Noun

A dandy; coxcomb.

Noun

1. (dialectal, informal, uncountable) Trigonometry.
2. (countable, dialectal, informal) A trig point.

Noun

1. (UK, dialectal) A stone, block of wood, or anything else, placed under a wheel or barrel to prevent motion; a scotch; a skid.
2. (dialectal) The mark for players at skittles, etc.

Verb

To stop (a wheel, barrel, etc.) by placing something under it; to scotch; to skid.

Verb

To fill; to stuff; to cram.

Noun

Triglyceride.

Noun

A cricket in the family Trigonidiidae.

Sinonieme

trim

neat

trigonometry

fancy

spruce

handicap

clean-cut

fine

block

trammel

smart

wedge

elegant

clog

comely

copacetic

cross

crowd

cumber

dandy

dapper

debonair

detain

deter

dressy

embarrass

encumber

encumbrance

exact

exclusive

exquisite

fill

great

halt

hamper

hang on

hinder

hindrance

hitch

hunky-dory

hurdle

impede

impediment

jaunty

knock off

magnificent

natty

nifty

obstacle

obstruct

Vertalings

βάζω σφήνα

köstek

τάκος

acicalado

güzelleştirmek

σφήνα

trigonométrie

frenlemek

mettere in ordine

net

hemmen

güvenilir

εμπόδιο

nett gekleidet

εμποδίζω

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/tɹɪɡ/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: trig

Verwante met Old English: trīewe

Verwante met Deens: trykke

In summary

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.