Jig: English to English |
Jig (n.) A contrivance fastened to or inclosing a piece of work, and having hard steel surfaces to guide a tool, as a drill, or to form a shield or templet to work to, as in filing. |
Jig (n.) A light, brisk musical movement. |
Jig (n.) A light, humorous piece of writing, esp. in rhyme; a farce in verse; a ballad. |
Jig (n.) A piece of sport; a trick; a prank. |
Jig (n.) A small machine or handy tool |
Jig (n.) A trolling bait, consisting of a bright spoon and a hook attached. |
Jig (n.) An apparatus or a machine for jigging ore. |
Jig (n.) To cut or form, as a piece of metal, in a jigging machine. |
Jig (v. i.) To dance a jig; to skip about. |
Jig (v. t.) To sing to the tune of a jig. |
Jig (v. t.) To sort or separate, as ore in a jigger or sieve. See Jigging, n. |
Jig (v. t.) To trick or cheat; to cajole; to delude. |