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trig
/tɹɪɡ/
noun 7adj 5verb 2
Collocations
3ADJ.
smooth, under
VERB + TRIG
put, square, trim
ADV.
always
Definitions
adj
1
True; trusty; trustworthy; faithful.
2
Safe; secure.
3
Tight; firm; steady; sound; in good condition or health.
Aye, the Chicopee, a fine-un, she were. Clean-built and trig-lookin’! None more fleet in ‘64 than she...
4
Neat; tidy; trim; spruce; smart.
we possess of pig's skin and stirrups to keep them square and trig
“A tight little craft,” was Austin’s invariable comment on the matron; and she looked it, always trim and trig and smooth of surface like a converted yacht cleared for action. ¶ Near her wandered her husband, orientally bland, invariably affable,[…].
5
Active; clever.
noun
1
A dandy; coxcomb.
noun
1
Trigonometry.
2
A trig point.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — the mathematics of triangles and trigonometric functions
- trigonometry
adjective — neat and smart in appearance
- clean-cut
- trim
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
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Aye, the Chicopee, a fine-un, she were. Clean-built and trig-lookin’! None more fleet in ‘64 than she...
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we possess of pig's skin and stirrups to keep them square and trig
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“A tight little craft,” was Austin’s invariable comment on the matron; and she looked it, always trim and trig and smooth of surface like a converted yacht cleared for action. ¶ Near her wandered her
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You might as well smite that saw with your fist ; you might as well put a trig under the dam and stop it, as to practise on him
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By how much more a mans skin is full treg'd with flesh, blood and natural Spirits.
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