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1. (n.) gig
a light, two-wheeled one-horse carriage.
2. gig
a light boat rowed with four, six, or eight long oars.
3. gig
something that whirls.
4. (v.i.) gig
to ride in a gig.
5. (n.) gig
a device, commonly four hooks secured back to back, for dragging through a school of fish to hook them through the body.
6. gig
a spearlike device with a long, thick handle, used for spearing fish and frogs.
7. (v.t.) gig
to catch or spear (a fish or frog) with a gig.
8. (v.i.) gig
to catch fish or frogs with a gig.
9. (n.) gig
a military demerit.
10. (v.t.) gig
to give a gig to.
11. (n.) gig
a single professional engagement, usu. of short duration, as of jazz or rock musicians.
12. gig
any job, esp. one of short or uncertain duration.
13. (v.i.) gig
to work as a musician, esp. in a single engagement.
Etymology: (1925–30; orig. uncert.)
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| Definition of 'gig' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) gig
long and light rowing boat; especially for racing
2. (noun) spear, gig, fizgig, fishgig, lance
an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish
3. (noun) gig
a cluster of hooks (without barbs) that is drawn through a school of fish to hook their bodies; used when fish are not biting
4. (noun) gig
tender that is a light ship's boat; often for personal use of captain
5. (noun) gig
small two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; with two seats and no hood
6. (noun) gig
a booking for musicians
"they played a gig in New Jersey"
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1. (noun) gig
a unit of computer memory equal to about a billion bytes
I added 60 gig of memory.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) gig
a fiddle
2. (noun) gig
a kind of spear or harpoon. See Fishgig
3. (noun) gig
a playful or wanton girl; a giglot
4. (noun) gig
a top or whirligig; any little thing that is whirled round in play
5. (noun) gig
a light carriage, with one pair of wheels, drawn by one horse; a kind of chaise
6. (noun) gig
a long, light rowboat, generally clinkerbuilt, and designed to be fast; a boat appropriated to the use of the commanding officer; as, the captain's gig
7. (noun) gig
a rotatory cylinder, covered with wire teeth or teasels, for teaseling woolen cloth
8. (verb) gig
to engender
9. (verb) gig
to fish with a gig
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| Definitions of 'gig' |
The New Hacker's Dictionary |
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1. gig
[SI] See quantifiers.
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