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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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Jul 21, 2012 · 1. a. : to move with rapid jerky motions. b. : to dance a jig. 2. : to fish with a jig.
JIG definition: 1. an energetic traditional dance of Great Britain and Ireland, or the music that is played for…. Learn more.
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.
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.
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 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.
