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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
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
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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