GIG

gig

(noun) a booking for musicians; “they played a gig in New Jersey”

gig

(noun) small two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; with two seats and no hood

gig

(noun) tender that is a light ship’s boat; often for personal use of captain

gig

(noun) long and light rowing boat; especially for racing

gig

(noun) a cluster of hooks (without barbs) that is drawn through a school of fish to hook their bodies; used when fish are not biting

spear, gig, fizgig, fishgig, lance

(noun) an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

gig (plural gigs)

(informal, music) A performing engagement by a musical group; or, generally, any job or role, especially for a musician or performer.

(informal, by extension) Any job; especially one that is temporary; or alternately, one that is very desirable.

A forked spear for catching fish, frogs, or other small animals.

Synonym: leister

(historical) A two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage.

(South England, watercraft) A six-oared sea rowing boat commonly found in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

(watercraft) An open boat used to transport the captain of a ship, the captain's gig.

(US, military) A demerit received for some infraction of military dress or deportment codes.

Verb

gig (third-person singular simple present gigs, present participle gigging, simple past and past participle gigged)

To fish or catch with a gig, or fish spear.

To engage in musical performances.

To make fun of; to make a joke at someone's expense, often condescending.

(US, military) To impose a demerit for an infraction of a dress or deportment code.

Etymology 2

Noun

gig (plural gig or gigs)

(colloquial, computing) Clipped form of gigabyte.

(slang) Any unit having the SI prefix giga-

Etymology 3

Noun

gig (plural gigs)

(obsolete) A playful or wanton girl; a giglot.

Synonyms

• fizgig

• giglot

Etymology 4

Verb

gig (third-person singular simple present gigs, present participle gigging, simple past and past participle gigged)

To engender.

Anagrams

• IgG, igg

Source: Wiktionary

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Gig, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. gigue. See Jig, n.]

Definition: A fiddle. [Obs.]

Gig, v. t. Etym: [Prob. fr. L. gignere to beget.]

Definition: To engender. [Obs.] Dryden.

Gig, n.

Definition: A kind of spear or harpoon. See Fishgig.

Gig, v. t.

Definition: To fish with a gig.

Gig, n. Etym: [OE. gigge. Cf. Giglot.]

Definition: A playful or wanton girl; a giglot.

Gig, n. Etym: [Cf. Icel. g fiddle, MHG. g, G. geige, Icel. geiga to take a wrong direction, rove at random, and E. jig.]

1. A top or whirligig; any little thing that is whirled round in play. Thou disputest like an infant; go, whip thy gig. Shak.

2. A light carriage, with one pair of wheels, drawn by one horse; a kind of chaise.

3. (Naut.)

Definition: A long, light rowboat, generally clinkerbuilt, and designed to be fast; a boat appropriated to the use of the commanding officer; as, the captain's gig.

4. (Mach.)

Definition: A rotatory cylinder, covered with wire teeth or teasels, for teaseling woolen cloth. Gig machine, Gigging machine, Gig mill, or Napping machine. See Gig, 4.

– Gig saw. See Jig saw.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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