Gig Definition

gĭg
gigged, gigging, gigs
noun
gigs
A light, two-wheeled, open carriage drawn by one horse.
Webster's New World
A long, light ship's boat, esp. one reserved for the commanding officer.
Webster's New World
A fast light rowboat.
American Heritage
A machine for raising nap on cloth.
Webster's New World
An object that whirls.
American Heritage
verb
gigged, gigging, gigs
To travel in a gig.
Webster's New World
To spear or jab with or as with a gig.
Webster's New World
To give a gig to.
Webster's New World
To catch a fish or frog with a gig.
American Heritage
To work as a musician.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Gig

Noun

Singular:
gig
Plural:
gigs

Origin of Gig

  • Perhaps from obsolete gig spinning top from Middle English gyg- possibly of Scandinavian origin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Akin to Old Norse gigia (“fiddle”) and German Geige (“violin”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Probably from Latin gignere (“to beget”).

    From Wiktionary

  • A shortening of gigabyte.

    From Wiktionary

  • Old English gigge.

    From Wiktionary

  • Short for fishgig

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Origin unknown

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Origin unknown

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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