 |
 |
Definition of Gig
Pronunciation: jĭg or gĭg | n. | 1. | A fiddle. | | v. t. | 1. | To engender. | | n. | 1. | A kind of spear or harpoon. See Fishgig. | | v. t. | 1. | To fish with a gig. | | n. | 1. | A playful or wanton girl; a giglot. | | 1. | A top or whirligig; any little thing that is whirled round in play. | | 2. | A light carriage, with one pair of wheels, drawn by one horse; a kind of chaise. | | 3. | (Naut.) 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.) A rotatory cylinder, covered with wire teeth or teasels, for teaseling woolen cloth. | | 1. | A job for a specified, usually short period of time; - used especially for the temporary engagements of an entertainer, such as a jazz musician or a rock group; as, a one-week gig in Las Vegas. |
Related Words
angle, appointment, bait the hook, berth, billet, bob, clam, dap, dib, dibble, drive, employment, engagement, fish, fly-fish, go fishing, grig, guddle, incumbency, jack, jacklight, jig, job, moonlighting, net, office, opening, place, position, post, second job, seine, service, shrimp, situation, spin, station, still-fish, tenure, torch, trawl, troll, vacancy, whale
|
 |
|
Search
Word:
Browse
|
|
 |