Gig word meaning and definition
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Meaning and definition for "gig" word
[noun] small two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; with two seats and no hood
[noun] tender that is a light ship's boat; often for personal use of captain
[noun] long and light rowing boat; especially for racing
[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
[noun] an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish
\Gig\ (g[i^]g), v. t. [Prob. fr. L. gignere to beget.] To engender. [Obs.] --Dryden.
\Gig\, n. A kind of spear or harpoon. See {Fishgig}.
\Gig\, v. t. To fish with a gig.
\Gig\, n. [OE. gigge. Cf. {Giglot}.] A playful or wanton girl; a giglot.
\Gig\, n. [Cf. Icel. g[imac]gja fiddle, MHG. g[imac]ge, 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.) 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. {Gig machine}, {Gigging machine}, {Gig mill}, or {Napping machine}. See {Gig}, 4. {Gig saw}. See {Jig saw}.
Synonyms for gig
fishgig, fizgig, lance, spear
See also: booking | carriage | cutter | engagement | equipage | fishing gear | fishing rig | fishing tackle | harpoon | hook | implement | leister | pinnace | rig | ship's boat | small boat | tackle | tender |
Related terms: 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
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Let's analyse "gig" as pure text. This string has Three letters in One syllable and One vowel. 33.3% of vowels is 5.3% less then average English word. Written in backwards: GIG. Average typing speed for these characters is 885 milliseconds. [info]
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Numerology Hearts desire number calculated from vowels:
gig: 9 = 9, reduced: 9 . and the final result is Nine. |
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