trig

Meaning

Adj

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

Noun

A dandy; coxcomb.

Noun

1. (informal) Trigonometry.
2. (informal) A trig point.

Noun

1. A stone, block of wood, or anything else, placed under a wheel or barrel to prevent motion; a scotch; a skid.
2. 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.

Synonyms

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

obstruction

good

👍

pause

polite

posh

precise

pretty

prevent

prim

quaint

quit

raffish

rakish

skid

spark plug

spiffy

stall

stay

strong

stunt

stylish

thwart

wonderful

deadman control

well groomed

give over

nobby

red-carpet

sparkish

waste

brake scotch

obtrusion

stop

🛑

arrest

balk

barrier

belay

bijou

braking

braw

cease

cheese

🧀

chic

cleat

Pronounced as (IPA)

/tɹɪɡ/

Etymology

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.