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jig

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: jig

1
 nv
any of various old rustic dances involving kicking and leaping
dance a quick dance with leaping and kicking motions
2
 n
a device that holds a piece of machine work and guides the tools operating on it
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: jig
1

n any of various old rustic dances involving kicking and leaping

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

n music in three-four time for dancing a jig

Synonyms:
gigue
Type of:
dance music
music to dance to

v dance a quick dance with leaping and kicking motions

Type of:
dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe
move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance
2

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

Type of:
device
an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose

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

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