jig
1Machinery. 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.
Angling. any of several devices or lures, especially a hook or gang of hooks weighted with metal and dressed with hair, feathers, etc., for jerking up and down in or drawing through the water to attract fish.
Mining. an apparatus for washing coal or separating ore from gangue by shaking and washing.
a cloth-dyeing machine in which the material, guided by rollers, is passed at full width through a dye solution in an open vat.
to treat, cut, produce, etc., with a jig.
to use a jig.
to fish with a jig.
Origin of jig
1Words Nearby jig
Other definitions for jig (2 of 4)
a rapid, lively, springy, irregular dance for one or more persons, usually in triple meter.
a piece of music for or in the rhythm of such a dance.
Obsolete. prank; trick.
to dance (a jig or any lively 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.
Origin of jig
2Other words from jig
- jiglike, jiggish, adjective
Other definitions for jig (3 of 4)
(formerly used in communications to represent the letter J.)
Other definitions for jig (4 of 4)
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Black person.
Origin of jig
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How to use jig in a sentence
Some supposedly "Christian" organizations have been running an interesting game for years now--but in 2014, I think the jig is up.
Hopes for Religion in 2014 Include Tolerance, More Women, Less Politics | Joshua DuBois | December 22, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTHe did not take a step—do a jig—without calculating the odds.
The Iraqi could barely repress his glee, and did a kind of jig as he walked across the room.
British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s Lasting Legacy | Christopher Dickey | April 8, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTWIN: Washing Machine Everyone can do a Harlem Style jig, even the non-humans.
Harlem Shake: The Best and Worst of the Viral Dance Routine | Anna Klassen | February 20, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIn the end, the case was referred to the Nassau County District Attorney, and the jig was up.
I wanted her to be there when its full import broke upon him; then the three of us, Mary and Tim and I, would do a wild jig.
The Soldier of the Valley | Nelson LloydEverybody was laughing and singing to the tune of an Irish jig that Norah's father was playing on the bagpipes.
Our Little Irish Cousin | Mary Hazelton WadeNor did I release her until Whistling Jim, coming up and realizing the situation, celebrated it by whistling a jig.
A Little Union Scout | Joel Chandler HarrisAnd who should he spy in a jig, With a meal-man so tall and so big,But his own darling Kate, so gay and so nate?
The Book of Humorous Verse | VariousFrom what he hears, or knows, he gathers, that the jig is up.
The Daffodil Mystery | Edgar Wallace
British Dictionary definitions for jig
/ (dʒɪɡ) /
any of several old rustic kicking and leaping dances
a piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance, usually in six-eight time
a mechanical device designed to hold and locate a component during machining and to guide the cutting tool
angling any of various spinning lures that wobble when drawn through the water
Also called: jigger mining a device for separating ore or coal from waste material by agitation in water
obsolete a joke or prank
to dance (a jig)
to jerk or cause to jerk up and down rapidly
(often foll by up) to fit or be fitted in a jig
(tr) to drill or cut (a workpiece) in a jig
mining to separate ore or coal from waste material using a jig
(intr) to produce or manufacture a jig
Australian slang to play truant from school
Origin of jig
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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