trig

(Anglès)

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.

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/tɹɪɡ/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: trig

Cognat amb anglès antic: trīewe

Cognat amb danès: 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.

Conceptes

trigonometria

polit

pulcre

Sinònims

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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