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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
jig
n 1: music in three-four time for dancing a jig [syn: jig,
gigue]
2: a fisherman's lure with one or more hooks that is jerked up
and down in the water
3: a device that holds a piece of machine work and guides the
tools operating on it
4: any of various old rustic dances involving kicking and
leaping
v 1: dance a quick dance with leaping and kicking motions
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Jig \Jig\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Jigged; p. pr. & vb. n.
Jigging.]
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1. To sing to the tune of a jig.
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Jig off a tune at the tongue's end. --Shak.
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2. To trick or cheat; to cajole; to delude. --Ford.
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3. (Mining) To sort or separate, as ore in a jigger or sieve.
See Jigging, n.
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4. (Metal Working) To cut or form, as a piece of metal, in a
jigging machine.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Jig \Jig\, v. i.
1. To dance a jig; to skip about.
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You jig, you amble, and you lisp. --Shak.
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2. To move with a skip or rhythm; to move with vibrations or
jerks.
The fin would jig off slowly, as if it were looking
for nothing at all. --Kipling.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Jig \Jig\, n. [OF. gigue a stringed instrument, a kind of dance,
F. gigue dance, tune, gig; of German origin; cf. MHG.
g[imac]ge fiddle, G. geige. Cf. Gig a fiddle, Gig a
whirligig.]
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1. (Mus.) A light, brisk musical movement.
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Hot and hasty, like a Scotch jig. --Shak.
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3. A light, humorous piece of writing, esp. in rhyme; a farce
in verse; a ballad. [Obs.]
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A jig shall be clapped at, and every rhyme
Praised and applauded. --Beau. & Fl.
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4. A piece of sport; a trick; a prank. [Obs.]
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Is't not a fine jig,
A precious cunning, in the late Protector? --Beau. &
Fl.
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5. A trolling bait, consisting of a bright spoon and a hook
attached.
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6. (Mach.)
(a) A small machine or handy tool; esp.: (Metal Working) 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 template to work to, as
in filing.
(b) (Mining) An apparatus or a machine for jigging ore.
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Drill jig, a jig for guiding a drill. See Jig, 6
(a) .
Jig drilling, Jig filing (Metal Working), a process of
drilling or filing in which the action of the tool is
directed or limited by a jig.
Jig saw, a sawing machine with a narrow, vertically
reciprocating saw, used to cut curved and irregular lines,
or ornamental patterns in openwork, a scroll saw; --
called also gig saw.
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5. V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (February 2016) |
JIG
Jabber Interest Group (Jabber)
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Thesaurus Results for jig:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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