Jig (Noun)
Meaning 1
A device that holds a piece of machine work and guides the tools operating on it.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Meaning 2
Music in three-four time for dancing a jig.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The lively jig brought the crowd to their feet and they danced with abandon.
- In traditional Irish dance, the jig is a popular step dance performed to lively music.
- The fiddle player's skilful rendition of the jig had everyone tapping their feet in time.
- At the folk dance festival, the musician's jig entranced the audience with its energetic rhythms.
- As the band launched into the finale, a rousing jig, the crowd began to clap along.
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Meaning 3
Any of various old rustic dances involving kicking and leaping.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 4
A fisherman's lure with one or more hooks that is jerked up and down in the water.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.