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| 1. | (Mus.) A light, brisk musical movement. | |||||||||||
| 3. | A light, humorous piece of writing, esp. in rhyme; a farce in verse; a ballad. | |||||||||||
| 4. | A piece of sport; a trick; a prank. | |||||||||||
| 5. | A trolling bait, consisting of a bright spoon and a hook attached. | |||||||||||
| 6. | (Mach.) A small machine or handy tool
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| v. t. | 1. | To sing to the tune of a jig. | ||||||||||
| 2. | To trick or cheat; to cajole; to delude. | |||||||||||
| 3. | (Mining) To sort or separate, as ore in a jigger or sieve. See Jigging, | |||||||||||
| 4. | (Metal Working) To cut or form, as a piece of metal, in a jigging machine. | |||||||||||
| v. i. | 1. | To dance a jig; to skip about. | ||||||||||
| 2. | To move with a skip or rhythm; to move with vibrations or jerks. | |||||||||||
| Noun | 1. | jig - music in three-four time for dancing a jig |
| 2. | jig - any of various old rustic dances involving kicking and leaping | |
| Verb | 1. | jig - dance a quick dance with leaping and kicking motions |
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