JIG

/d͡ʒɪɡ/ ► audio Scrabble 11 Words With Friends 14

Definition

  1. verb dance a quick dance with leaping and kicking motions.
  2. noun music in three-four time for dancing a jig. — synonyms: gigue
  3. noun a fisherman's lure with one or more hooks that is jerked up and down in the water.
  4. noun a device that holds a piece of machine work and guides the tools operating on it.
  5. noun any of various old rustic dances involving kicking and leaping.

Examples

  • “They danced a jig.”
  • “Cutting circles out of pinewood is best done with a compass-style jig.”
  • “The guests were jigging around on the dance floor.”

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