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• jig — jig1 [jig] n. [prob. < MFr giguer, to gambol, dance < gigue, a fiddle < MHG giga (akin to ON gigja) < OHG * gigan (> Ger dial. geigen), to move back and forth] 1. a) a fast, springy sort of dance, usually in triple time b) the… …   English World dictionary

• jig — ► NOUN 1) a lively dance with leaping movements and music in compound time. 2) a device that guides tools and holds materials or parts securely. ► VERB (jigged, jigging) 1) dance a jig. 2) move up and down with a quick jerky motion …   English terms dictionary

• jig|saw — «JIHG SAW», noun, verb, sawed, sawed or sawn, saw|ing, adjective. –n. 1. a saw with a narrow blade mounted in a frame and worked with an up and down motion, used to cut curves or irregular lines. 2. = jigsaw puzzle. (Cf. ↑jig …   Useful english dictionary

• jig-joggy — ˈjigˌjägē adjective : jolting or bouncing jerkily up and down : jogging …   Useful english dictionary

• jig — jig1 /jig/, n., v., jigged, jigging. n. 1. Mach. a plate, box, or open frame for holding work and for guiding a machine tool to the work, used esp. for locating and spacing drilled holes; fixture. 2. Angling. any of several devices or lures, esp …   Universalium

• jig-jog — I. ˈjigˌjäg intransitive verb also jig jig ˌjig; or jig a jog ˈjigəˌjäg; or jig a jig ˈ ̷ ̷69 ˌ ̷ ̷ Etymology: jig ( …   Useful english dictionary

• jig — noun 1》 a lively dance with leaping movements.     ↘a piece of music for a jig, typically in compound time. 2》 a device that holds a piece of work and guides the tool operating on it. 3》 Fishing a type of artificial bait that is jerked up and… …   English new terms dictionary

• jig — I [[t]dʒɪg[/t]] n. v. jigged, jig•ging 1) mac a plate, box, or open frame for holding work and for guiding a machine tool to the work 2) spo any of several devices that are jerked up and down in or pulled through the water to attract fish to a… …   From formal English to slang

• jig — I. /dʒɪg / (say jig) noun 1. a device for holding the work in a machine tool, especially one for accurately guiding a drill or group of drills so as to ensure uniformity in successive pieces machined. 2. a device used in fishing, especially a… …  

• jig — I. noun Etymology: perhaps from Middle French giguer to frolic, from gigue fiddle, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German gīga fiddle; akin to Old Norse geiga to turn aside Date: circa 1560 1. a. any of several lively springy dances in… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• jig — I UK [dʒɪɡ] / US noun [countable] Word forms jig : singular jig plural jigs 1) a) a fast traditional dance that involves a lot of small jumping steps b) music the music for a jig 2) a piece of equipment that holds something in a fixed position so …   English dictionary