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The definition of a jig is an energetic folk dance, or a template used with a saw for woodworking.

(noun)

An example of a jig is Irish set dancing.
An example of a jig is a pattern for a curve which is used to create multiple curved shelves.

The definition of a jig is a fishing bait with one or two hooks and a jerking motion that sinks to the bottom of the water.

(noun)

An example of a jig is what someone fishing off the side of a pier would use as bait.

Jig means to dance quickly by moving up and down.

(verb)

An example of jig is the movement of Irish folk dancers.

See jig in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

1. a fast, springy sort of dance, usually in triple time
2. the music for such a dance
any of various fishing lures that are jiggled up and down in the water
any of several mechanical devices operated in a jerky manner, as a sieve for separating ores, a pounding machine, or a drill
a device, often with metal surfaces, used as a guide for a tool or as a template

Origin: 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

intransitive verb, transitive verb jigged, jigging

to dance or perform (a jig) or to dance in jig style
to move jerkily and quickly up and down or to and fro
to use a jig (on) in working
to fish or catch (a fish) with a jig

Origin: < ? giguer: see jigthe

noun

Slang black (): a hostile and offensive term

See jig in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

a. Any of various lively dances in triple time.
b. The music for such a dance. Also called gigue.
A joke or trick. Used chiefly in the phrase The jig is up.
A typically metal fishing lure with one or more hooks, usually deployed with a jiggling motion on or near the bottom.
An apparatus for cleaning or separating crushed ore by agitation in water.
A device for guiding a tool or for holding machine work in place.