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JIG

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected forms: jigged    , jigging   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of various old rustic dances involving kicking and leaping

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("jig" is a kind of...):

folk dance; folk dancing (a style of dancing that originated among ordinary people (not in the royal courts))

Derivation:

jig (dance a quick dance with leaping and kicking motions)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A device that holds a piece of machine work and guides the tools operating on it

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("jig" is a kind of...):

device (an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A fisherman's lure with one or more hooks that is jerked up and down in the water

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("jig" is a kind of...):

fish lure; fisherman's lure ((angling) any bright artificial bait consisting of plastic or metal mounted with hooks and trimmed with feathers)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Music in three-four time for dancing a jig

Synonyms:

gigue; jig

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("jig" is a kind of...):

dance music (music to dance to)

Derivation:

jig (dance a quick dance with leaping and kicking motions)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Dance a quick dance with leaping and kicking motions

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "jig" is one way to...):

dance; trip the light fantastic; trip the light fantastic toe (move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Sentence example:

Sam and Sue jig

Derivation:

jig (any of various old rustic dances involving kicking and leaping)

jig (music in three-four time for dancing a jig)

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