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- Dictionaryjig/dʒɪɡ/
noun
- 1. a lively dance with leaping movements.
- 2. a device that holds a piece of work and guides the tool operating on it.
verb
- 1. dance a jig: "he stood up and jigged in the cockpit"
- 2. equip (a factory or workshop) with a jig or jigs: "the floor space was jigged and tooled to produce six fuselages a month"
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1. a. : any of several lively springy dances in triple rhythm. b. : music to which a jig may be danced. 2. : trick, game used chiefly in the phrase the jig is up. 3. a. : any of several fishing devices that are jerked up and down or drawn through the water. b.
Jig definition: a plate, box, or open frame for holding work and for guiding a machine tool to the work, used especially for locating and spacing drilled holes; fixture.. See examples of JIG used in a sentence.
JIG definition: 1. an energetic traditional dance of Great Britain and Ireland, or the music that is played for…. Learn more.
noun. 1. a rapid, lively, springy, irregular dance for one or more persons, usually in triple meter. 2. a piece of music for or in the rhythm of such a dance. 3. obsolete. prank; trick. 4. See the jig is up.
a piece of equipment for holding a tool or piece of wood, etc. firmly in position while you work with it. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Idiom. the jig is up. jig. verb [ I or T, usually + adv/prep ] us / dʒɪɡ / uk / dʒɪɡ / -gg-
n., v. jigged, jig•ging. n. 1. a plate, box, or open frame for holding work and for guiding a machine tool to the work. 2. any of several devices that are jerked up and down in or pulled through the water to attract fish to a line. 3. an apparatus for washing coal or separating ore from gangue by shaking and washing.
JIG definition: a piece of equipment that guides a tool for cutting and holds the object being cut. Learn more.
Music and Dance to dance (a jig or any lively dance). Music and Dance to sing or play in the time or rhythm of a jig: to jig a tune. to move with a jerky or bobbing motion; jerk up and down or to and fro. v.i. Music and Dance to dance or play a jig. to move with a quick, jerky motion; hop; bob. adj. in jig time, [Informal.] with dispatch;
A joke or trick. Used chiefly in the phrase The jig is up. American Heritage. A typically metal fishing lure with one or more hooks, usually deployed with a jiggling motion on or near the bottom. American Heritage. Similar definitions. More Noun Definitions (6) Synonyms: gimmick. feint. imposture. artifice. dodge. device.
A jig is a lively, festive kind of dance. When you do a jig, you spend a lot of time hopping, kicking, and shuffling your feet. The jig is mainly associated with Ireland and Scotland, and it plays a big role in both traditional Irish dancing and Scottish country dancing.
