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Definitions for Gig

[1] a light, two-wheeled one-horse carriage.
[2] Nautical . a light boat rowed with four, six, or eight long oars. a boat reserved for the use of the captain of a ship.
[3] something that whirls.
[4] Also called gig mill. a roller containing teasels, used for raising nap on a fabric.
[5] Obsolete . whirligig(def 5) .
[6] to ride in a gig.
[7] to raise the nap on (a fabric).
[8] a device, commonly four hooks secured back to back, for dragging through a school of fish to hook them through the body.
[9] a spearlike device with a long, thick handle, used for spearing fish and frogs.
[10] to catch or spear (a fish or frog) with a gig.
[11] to catch fish or frogs with a gig.
[12] an official report of a minor infraction of regulations, as in school or the army; a demerit.
[13] a punishment for a minor infraction of rules.
[14] to give a gig to or punish with a gig.
[15] a single professional engagement, usually of short duration, as of jazz or rock musicians.
[16] any job, especially one of short or uncertain duration: a teaching gig out west somewhere.
[17] to work as a musician, especially in a single engagement: He gigged with some of the biggest names in the business.
[18] a gigabyte.
[19] a light two-wheeled one-horse carriage without a hood
[20] nautical a light tender for a vessel, often for the personal use of the captain
[21] a long light rowing boat, used esp for racing
[22] a machine for raising the nap of a fabric
[23] (intr) to travel in a gig
[24] (tr) to raise the nap of (fabric)
[25] a cluster of barbless hooks drawn through a shoal of fish to try to impale them
[26] short for fishgig
[27] to catch (fish) with a gig
[28] a job, esp a single booking for a musician, comedian, etc, to perform at a concert or club
[29] the performance itself
[30] (intr) to perform at a gig or gigs
[31] informal short for gigabyte

Words related to Gig

engagement, appearance, concert, recital, performance, job, employment

Words nearby Gig

gifted, giftware, giftwrap, giftwrapping, gifu, gig, gig economy, gig mill, gig-lamps, giga-, gigabit

Origin of Gig

4First recorded in 1925–30; origin uncertain

Word origin for Gig

C20: of unknown origin

Synonyms for Gig

appearance, concert, engagement, recital, employment, job, performance