What does jig mean?
Definitions for jig
dʒɪgjig
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word jig.
Princeton's WordNet
jig, giguenoun
music in three-four time for dancing a jig
jignoun
a fisherman's lure with one or more hooks that is jerked up and down in the water
jignoun
a device that holds a piece of machine work and guides the tools operating on it
jigverb
any of various old rustic dances involving kicking and leaping
jigverb
dance a quick dance with leaping and kicking motions
Wiktionary
jignoun
A light, brisk musical movement; a gigue.
jignoun
A lively dance in 6/8 time; a tune suitable for such a dance. By extension, a lively traditional tune in 6/8 time.
they danced a jig
jignoun
A dance performed by one or sometimes two individual dancers, as opposed to a dance performed by a set or team.
jignoun
A type of lure consisting of a hook molded into a weight, usually with a bright or colorful body.
jignoun
A device in manufacturing, woodworking, or other creative endeavors for controlling the location, path of movement, or both of either a workpiece or the tool that is operating upon it. Subsets of this general class include machining jigs, woodworking jigs, welders' jigs, jewelers' jigs, and many others.
Cutting circles out of pinewood is best done with a compass-style jig.
jigverb
To move briskly, especially as a dance.
The guests were jigging around on the dancefloor
jigverb
To fish with a jig.
Etymology: An assimilated form of earlier gig, from gigge, from gige, gigue, of origin, from Old Low *, from gīganan, from gheiǵh-. Cognate with ghighe, Geige, gige, gigja. More at gig, geg.
Wikipedia
jig
Wajig is a simplified wrapper to Debian's package management system dpkg/APT. Wajig provides the functionality of apt-get, dpkg, dpkg-deb, apt-cache and other tools. These tools launch as a subprocess. Wajig also provides extra functionality beyond that of the stock apt and dpkg tools. For example, the command wajig sizes provides a listing of all installed packages and the amount of disk space they require, from smallest to largest.
ChatGPT
jig
A jig is a tool used to guide the execution of a task in manufacturing or crafts, promoting efficiency and accuracy. It can control the location and/or motion of another tool. This term is also used in reference to a lively dance accompanied by music, typically in compound meter, as well as the music that accompanies such a dance.
Webster Dictionary
Jignoun
a light, brisk musical movement
Jignoun
a light, humorous piece of writing, esp. in rhyme; a farce in verse; a ballad
Jignoun
a piece of sport; a trick; a prank
Jignoun
a trolling bait, consisting of a bright spoon and a hook attached
Jignoun
a small machine or handy tool
Jignoun
a contrivance fastened to or inclosing a piece of work, and having hard steel surfaces to guide a tool, as a drill, or to form a shield or templet to work to, as in filing
Jignoun
an apparatus or a machine for jigging ore
Jigverb
to sing to the tune of a jig
Jigverb
to trick or cheat; to cajole; to delude
Jigverb
to sort or separate, as ore in a jigger or sieve. See Jigging, n
Jignoun
to cut or form, as a piece of metal, in a jigging machine
Jigverb
to dance a jig; to skip about
Etymology: [OF. gigue a stringed instrument, a kind of dance, F. gigue dance, tune, gig; of German origin; cf. MHG. gge fiddle, G. geige. Cf. Gig a fiddle, Gig a whirligig.]
Wikidata
Jig
The Jig is a form of lively folk dance in compound meter, as well as the accompanying dance tune. It developed in 16th century England, and was quickly adopted on the Continent where it eventually became the final movement of the mature Baroque dance suite. Today it is most associated with Irish dance music and Scottish country dance music. Jigs were originally in duple compound meter, but have been adapted to a variety of time signatures, by which they are often classified into groups, including light jigs, slip jigs, single jigs, double jigs, and treble jigs.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Jig
jig, n. a quick, lively tune: a quick dance suited to the tune.—v.i. to dance a jig:—pr.p. jig′ging; pa.p. jigged.—adj. Jig′gish. [O. Fr. gige, gigue, a stringed instrument—Teut.; Ger. geige; cf. gig.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
jig
The weight furnished with hooks, used in jigging (which see).
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Etymology and Origins
Jig
From the French gigue, a lively dance, and the Italian giga, a romp.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of jig in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of jig in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of jig in a Sentence
From the point the jig was up, you've done everything you could, good luck to you.
Love is a perky elf dancing a merry little jig, and then suddenly he turns on you with a miniature machine gun.
The Democratic candidate facing Collins:
This has been unfolding, piece by piece, for many months, anyone who's been paying attention knows what's going on. And now the jig is up, because no matter how this is spun, it's clear that the swamp is alive and well in Washington, DC.
Love is a perky elf dancing a merry little jig, then suddenly he turns on you with a miniature machine gun.
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- تهزهزArabic
- SchabloneGerman
- guía, plantilla de guía, plantillaSpanish
- pidin, jigi, penkkiFinnish
- modèle, patronFrench
- portIrish
- port-cruinnScottish Gaelic
- berjogetIndonesian
- לְנַעֲנֵעַHebrew
- ジッグ, ジグJapanese
- 지그Korean
- džigaLithuanian
- jigDutch
- jigNorwegian
- gabaritoPortuguese
- шаблон, блесна, джига, кондукторRussian
- jig, jiggSwedish
- jigTurkish
- 跳汰機Chinese
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