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- DictionaryJig/jiɡ/
noun
- 1. a lively dance with leaping movements.
- 2. a device that holds a piece of work and guides the tools 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"
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 ] uk / dʒɪɡ / us / dʒɪɡ / -gg- to move quickly up and down or from side to side, or to make someone or something do this:
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. Machinery. 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 ...
4 days ago · 2. Angling. any of several devices or lures, esp. 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. 3. Mining. an apparatus for washing coal or separating ore from gangue by shaking and washing. 4.
IPA guide. 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.
noun [ C ] uk / dʒɪɡ / us. jig noun [C] (TOOL) Add to word list. a piece of equipment that guides a tool for cutting and holds the object being cut. (Definition of jig from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of jig. in Chinese (Traditional) 舞蹈, 捷格舞, 捷格舞曲… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 舞蹈, 吉格舞, 吉格舞曲…
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.
