trig

• POS: Adjective, Noun, Verb (transitive)

CIDE DICTIONARY

trig, v. t. [Cf. Dan. trykke to press, Sw. trycka.].

 To fill; to stuff; to cram.  Dr. H. More.  [1913 Webster]

trig, a. [Formerly written trick, akin to trick to dress.].

 Full; also, trim; neat.  [1913 Webster]
"To sit on a horse square and trig."  [1913 Webster]

trig, v. t. [See Trigger.].

 To stop, as a wheel, by placing something under it; to scotch; to skid.  [1913 Webster]

trig, n. [See Trigger.].

 A stone, block of wood, or anything else, placed under a wheel or barrel to prevent motion; a scotch; a skid.  Wright.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

trig, n. colloq. trigonometry.

trig, adj. & v. archaic or dial.
--adj. trim or spruce.
--v.tr. (trigged, trigging) make trim; smarten.

Etymology

ME, = trusty, f. ON tryggr, rel. to TRUE

THESAURUS

trig

all ataunto, anal, ataunt, braw, bungup and bilge-free, chic, classy, clothes-conscious, cosmopolitan, dapper, dashing, dinky, dressed to advantage, dressed to kill, elegant, exquisite, genteel, jaunty, natty, neat, nifty, nobby, posh, recherche, ritzy, sharp, shipshape, sleek, slick, smart, smug, snazzy, snug, soigne, soignee, sophisticated, spiffy, spruce, style-conscious, swank, swanky, swell, taut, tidy, tight, tricksy, trim, well-cared-for, well-dressed, well-groomed

ROGET THESAURUS

trig

Cleanness

N cleanness, cleanliness, purity, cleaning, purification, defecation, purgation, lustration, detersion, abstersion, epuration, mundation, ablution, lavation, colature, disinfection, drainage, sewerage, lavatory, laundry, washhouse, washerwoman, laundress, dhobi, laundryman, washerman, scavenger, dustman, sweep, white wings brush, broom, besom, mop, rake, shovel, sieve, riddle, screen, filter, blotter, napkin, cloth, maukin, malkin, handkerchief, towel, sudary, doyley, doily, duster, sponge, mop, swab, cover, drugget, wash, lotion, detergent, cathartic, purgative, purifier, disinfectant, aperient, benzene, benzine benzol, benolin, bleaching powder, chloride of lime, dentifrice, deobstruent, laxative, clean, cleanly, pure, immaculate, spotless, stainless, taintless, trig, without a stain, unstained, unspotted, unsoiled, unsullied, untainted, uninfected, sweet, sweet as a nut, neat, spruce, tidy, trim, gimp, clean as a new penny, like a cat in pattens, cleaned, kempt, abstergent, cathartic, cleansing, purifying, neatly, clean as a whistle.

Beauty

N beauty, the beautiful, to kalon, le beau ideal, aesthetics, callaesthetics, pulchritude, form, elegance, grace, beauty unadorned, natural beauty, symmetry, comeliness, fairness, polish, gloss, good effect, good looks, belle tournure, trigness, bloom, brilliancy, radiance, splendor, gorgeousness, magnificence, sublimity, sublimification, concinnity, delicacy, refinement, charm, je ne sais quoi, style, Venus, Aphrodite, Hebe, the Graces, Peri, Houri, Cupid, Apollo, Hyperion, Adonis, Antionous, Narcissus, peacock, butterfly, garden, flower of, pink of, bijou, jewel, work of art, flower, flow'ret gay, wildflower, rose, lily, anemone, asphodel, buttercup, crane's bill, daffodil, tulip, tiger lily, day lily, begonia, marigold, geranium, lily of the valley, ranunculus, rhododendron, windflower, pleasurableness, beautifying, landscaping, landscape gardening, decoration, calisthenics, beauty, hunk (of men), beautiful, beauteous, handsome, gorgeous, pretty, lovely, graceful, elegant, prepossessing, attractive, delicate, dainty, refined, fair, personable, comely, seemly, bonny, good-looking, well-favored, well-made, well-formed, well- proportioned, proper, shapely, symmetrical, harmonious, sightly, fit to be seen, passable, not amiss, goodly, dapper, tight, jimp, gimp, janty, jaunty, trig, natty, quaint, trim, tidy, neat, spruce, smart, tricksy, bright, bright eyed, rosy cheeked, cherry cheeked, rosy, ruddy, blooming, in full bloom, brilliant, shining, beamy, beaming, sparkling, splendid, resplendent, dazzling, glowing, glossy, sleek, rich, superb, magnificent, grand, fine, sublime, showy, specious, artistic, artistical, aesthetic, picturesque, pictorial, fait a peindre, well-composed, well grouped, well varied, curious, enchanting becoming, ornamental, undeformed, undefaced, unspotted, spotless, auxilium non leve vultus habet, beauty born of murmuring sound, flowers preach to us if we will hear, gratior ac pulchro veniens in corpore virtus, none but the brave deserve the fair, thou who hast the fatal gift of beauty.