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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Jig \Jig\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Jigged; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Jigging.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. To sing to the tune of a jig.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Jig off a tune at the tongue's end.   --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To trick or cheat; to cajole; to delude. --Ford.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Mining) To sort or separate, as ore in a jigger or sieve.
        See Jigging, n.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. (Metal Working) To cut or form, as a piece of metal, in a
        jigging machine.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Jig \Jig\, n. [OF. gigue a stringed instrument, a kind of dance,
     F. gigue dance, tune, gig; of German origin; cf. MHG. g[=i]ge
     fiddle, G. geige. Cf. Gig a fiddle, Gig a whirligig.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. (Mus.) A light, brisk musical movement.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Hot and hasty, like a Scotch jig.     --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. A light, humorous piece of writing, esp. in rhyme; a farce
        in verse; a ballad. [Obs.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              A jig shall be clapped at, and every rhyme
              Praised and applauded.                --Beau. & Fl.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. A piece of sport; a trick; a prank. [Obs.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Is't not a fine jig,
              A precious cunning, in the late Protector? --Beau. &
                                                    Fl.
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     5. A trolling bait, consisting of a bright spoon and a hook
        attached.
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     6. (Mach.)
        (a) A small machine or handy tool; esp.: (Metal Working) 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 template to work to, as
            in filing.
        (b) (Mining) An apparatus or a machine for jigging ore.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     Drill jig, a jig for guiding a drill. See Jig, 6
        (a) .
  
     Jig drilling, Jig filing (Metal Working), a process of
        drilling or filing in which the action of the tool is
        directed or limited by a jig.
  
     Jig saw, a sawing machine with a narrow, vertically
        reciprocating saw, used to cut curved and irregular lines,
        or ornamental patterns in openwork, a scroll saw; --
        called also gig saw.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Jig \Jig\, v. i.
     1. To dance a jig; to skip about.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              You jig, you amble, and you lisp.     --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To move with a skip or rhythm; to move with vibrations or
        jerks.
  
              The fin would jig off slowly, as if it were looking
              for nothing at all.                   --Kipling.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) : [ vera ]


  JIG
       Jabber Interest Group (Jabber)

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Jig \Jig\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Jigged; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Jigging.]
     1. To sing to the tune of a jig.
  
              Jig off a tune at the tongue's end.   -- Shak.
  
     2. To trick or cheat; to cajole; to delude. --Ford.
  
     3. (Mining) To sort or separate, as ore in a jigger or sieve.
        See Jigging, n.
  
     4. (Metal Working) To cut or form, as a piece of metal, in a
        jigging machine.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Jig \Jig\, n. [OF. gigue a stringed instrument, a kind of dance,
     F. gigue dance, tune, gig; of German origin; cf. MHG. g[=i]ge
     fiddle, G. geige. Cf. Gig a fiddle, Gig a whirligig.]
     1. (Mus.) A light, brisk musical movement.
  
              Hot and hasty, like a Scotch jib.     -- Shak.
  
     3. A light, humorous piece of writing, esp. in rhyme; a farce
        in verse; a ballad. [Obs.]
  
              A jig shall be clapped at, and every rhyme Praised
              and applauded.                        --Beau. & Fl.
  
     4. A piece of sport; a trick; a prank. [Obs.]
  
              Is't not a fine jig, A precious cunning, in the late
              Protector?                            -- Beau & Fl.
  
     5. A trolling bait, consisting of a bright spoon and a hook
        attached.
  
     6. (Mach.)
        (a) A small machine or handy tool; esp.: (Metal Working) 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.
        (b) (Mining) An apparatus or a machine for jigging ore.
  
     Drill jig, a jig for guiding a drill. See Jig, 6
        (a) .
  
     Jig drilling, Jig filing (Metal Working), a process of
        drilling or filing in which the action of the tool is
        directed or limited by a jig.
  
     Jig saw, a sawing machine with a narrow, vertically
        reciprocating saw, used to cut curved and irregular lines,
        or ornamental patterns in openwork, a scroll saw; --
        called also gig saw.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Jig \Jig\, v. i.
     To dance a jig; to skip about.
  
           You jig, you amble, and you lisp.        -- Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Jig \Jig\, v. i.
     To move with a skip or rhythm; to move with vibrations or
     jerks.
  
           The fin would jig off slowly, as if it were looking for
           nothing at all.                          --Kipling.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  jig
       n 1: music in three-four time for dancing a jig
       2: any of various old rustic dances involving kicking and
          leaping
       v : dance a quick dance with leaping and kicking motions
       [also: jigging, jigged]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  jig
     Romanian n.
     (obsolete form of ro jeg)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  jig
     n.
     1 (lb en music) A light, brisk musical movement; a gigue.
     2 (lb en traditional Irish music and dance) A lively dance in 6/8
  (double jig), 9/8 (slip jig) or 12/8 (single jig) time; a tune suitable
  for such a dance. By extension, a lively traditional tune in any of
  these time signatures. Unqualified, the term is usually taken to refer
  to a double (6/8) jig.
     3 (lb en traditional English Morris dancing) A dance performed by one
  or sometimes two individual dancers, as opposed to a dance performed by
  a set or team.
     4 (lb en fishing) A type of lure consisting of a hook molded into a
  weight, usually with a bright or colorful body.
     5 A device in manufacturing, woodworking, or other creative endeavors
  for controlling the location, path of movement, or both of either a
  workpiece or the tool that is operating upon it. Subsets of this general
  class include machining jigs, woodworking jigs, welders' jigs, jewelers'
  jigs, and many others.
     6 (lb en mining) An apparatus or machine for jigging ore.
     7 (lb en obsolete) A light, humorous piece of writing, especially in
  rhyme; a farce in verse; a ballad.
     8 (lb en obsolete) A trick; a prank.
     vb.
     1 To move briskly, especially as a dance.
     2 To move with a skip or rhythm; to move with vibrations or jerks.
     3 (lb en fishing) To fish with a jig.
     4 To sing to the tune of a jig.
     5 To trick or cheat; to cajole; to delude.
     6 (lb en mining) To sort or separate, as ore in a jigger or sieve.
     7 To cut or form, as a piece of metal, in a jigging machine.
     8 To skip school or be truant (Australia, Canadian Maritimes)
     n.
     (lb en US offensive slang dated ethnic slur) A black person.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  jig
     Romanian n.
     (obsolete form of ro jeg)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  jig
     n.
     1 (lb en music) A light, brisk musical movement; a gigue.
     2 (lb en traditional Irish music and dance) A lively dance in 6/8
  (double jig), 9/8 (slip jig) or 12/8 (single jig) time; a tune suitable
  for such a dance. By extension, a lively traditional tune in any of
  these time signatures. Unqualified, the term is usually taken to refer
  to a double (6/8) jig.
     3 (lb en traditional English Morris dancing) A dance performed by one
  or sometimes two individual dancers, as opposed to a dance performed by
  a set or team.
     4 (lb en fishing) A type of lure consisting of a hook molded into a
  weight, usually with a bright or colorful body.
     5 A device in manufacturing, woodworking, or other creative endeavors
  for controlling the location, path of movement, or both of either a
  workpiece or the tool that is operating upon it. Subsets of this general
  class include machining jigs, woodworking jigs, welders' jigs, jewelers'
  jigs, and many others.
     6 (lb en mining) An apparatus or machine for jigging ore.
     7 (lb en obsolete) A light, humorous piece of writing, especially in
  rhyme; a farce in verse; a ballad.
     8 (lb en obsolete) A trick; a prank.
     vb.
     1 To move briskly, especially as a dance.
     2 To move with a skip or rhythm; to move with vibrations or jerks.
     3 (lb en fishing) To fish with a jig.
     4 To sing to the tune of a jig.
     5 To trick or cheat; to cajole; to delude.
     6 (lb en mining) To sort or separate, as ore in a jigger or sieve.
     7 To cut or form, as a piece of metal, in a jigging machine.
     8 To skip school or be truant (Australia, Canadian Maritimes)
     n.
     (lb en US offensive slang dated ethnic slur) A black person.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  jig
     Englanti n.
     1 gigue
     2 ohjain
     3 jigi
     Englanti vb.
     1 tanssia gigueta
     2 hyppiä
     3 pilkkiä

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Jig
     Tyska n.
     jigg

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:deu-eng ]


  Jig /jˈiːk/ 
  jig 
     Synonym: lebhafter Volkstanz

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Jig /dʒˈɪɡ/
  الرقصة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  jig //d͡ʒɪɡ// 
  1. жига
  lively Irish dance
  2. блесна
  type of fishing lure

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  jig /dʒˈɪɡ/ 
  poskakovat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  jig /dʒˈɪɡ/ 
  hopsat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  jig /dʒˈɪɡ/ 
  potřásat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  jig /dʒˈɪɡ/ 
  tanec giga