Jig
noun
A type of lively dance.
The couple performed a lively jig at the party.
Often appears as...
- do a jig
- highland jig
noun
A fishing lure that moves in a jerking motion.
He cast his jig out into the deep water.
Often appears as...
- fishing jig
- use a jig
Usage tips
Fishing
noun
A device that holds a piece of work and guides the tools in manufacturing.
The carpenter used a jig to make the furniture.
Often appears as...
- woodworking jig
- drill jig
Usage tips
Manufacturing
noun
A trick or jest.
The scheming villain's jig was finally up.
Often appears as...
- the jig is up
- his jig was up
Usage tips
Informal
Idiomatic
verb
To dance quickly and lively.
The children were jigging happily to the music.
Often appears as...
- jig around
- jig joyfully
verb
To move or cause to move with quick short movements or jerks.
He was jigging the fishing lure in the water.
Often appears as...
- jig a lure
- jig up and down
Usage tips
Fishing
noun
A type of lively dance.
The couple performed a lively jig at the party.
Often appears as...
- do a jig
- highland jig
noun
A fishing lure that moves in a jerking motion.
He cast his jig out into the deep water.
Often appears as...
- fishing jig
- use a jig
Usage tips
Fishing
noun
A device that holds a piece of work and guides the tools in manufacturing.
The carpenter used a jig to make the furniture.
Often appears as...
- woodworking jig
- drill jig
Usage tips
Manufacturing
noun
A trick or jest.
The scheming villain's jig was finally up.
Often appears as...
- the jig is up
- his jig was up
Usage tips
Informal
Idiomatic
verb
To dance quickly and lively.
The children were jigging happily to the music.
Often appears as...
- jig around
- jig joyfully
verb
To move or cause to move with quick short movements or jerks.
He was jigging the fishing lure in the water.
Often appears as...
- jig a lure
- jig up and down
Usage tips
Fishing
Definition 1 of 6
Pro Tip 1/2Cultural Dance
Jig refers to upbeat traditional dances, often with Celtic origins.
The Irish festival featured a masterful jig performance.
Pro Tip 2/2Music Dependent
Jigs are danced to specific time signatures, usually in 6/8.
We learned to count music so we could dance a jig properly.
Pro Tip 1/2Cultural Dance
Jig refers to upbeat traditional dances, often with Celtic origins.
The Irish festival featured a masterful jig performance.
Pro Tip 2/2Music Dependent
Jigs are danced to specific time signatures, usually in 6/8.
We learned to count music so we could dance a jig properly.
Pro Tip 1/2Cultural Dance
Jig refers to upbeat traditional dances, often with Celtic origins.
The Irish festival featured a masterful jig performance.
Pro Tip 2/2Music Dependent
Jigs are danced to specific time signatures, usually in 6/8.
We learned to count music so we could dance a jig properly.
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What a scrapyard in...
It takes about two hours to assemble one module with semi-skilled labor, and by developing tooling and jigs and rigs, we were able to actually build these standardized parts within this ecosystem of artisanal welders with the precision of one millimeter --
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Turning trash into toys...
It becomes kite-shaped. But give a child a triangle, he can't do a thing to it. Why use triangles? Because triangles are the only rigid structures. We can't make a bridge with squares because the train would come, it would start doing a jig.
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How we found the giant...
Diamondback squid had a light attached to it a squid jig of the type that longline fishermen use and I think it was this light that brought the Giant in now what you're seeing is the intensified cameras view under red light
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Shea Hembrey: How I...
a dig jig is where, for a milestone anniversary or a birthday, you gather all your friends and family together and you dance on where you're going to be buried. And we got a lot of attention when we did it.
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How we found the giant...
a one-meter long diamondback squid had a light attached to it, a squid jig of the type that longline fishermen use, and I think it was this light that brought the giant in. Now, what you're seeing
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Adam Nicolson: The King...
many politicians have found themselves in possession of that's a cheap jig nevertheless it was a great book and and it remains a great book and it remains remained a great book from the day it
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How I unlearned...
It was in that moment and in that venue that the jig was up. I realized that as sharp as I believed I was, I didn't even know who I was or why I acted the way that I acted.
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Best of South American...
like a lifejacket as they Bob across the surface that's a good start the one jig is swept away
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Top 5 Most Dangerous...
life jacket as they bob across the surface that's a good start the one jig is swept away
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Baby Duck Risks Getting...
the one jig is swept away
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What a scrapyard in...
It takes about two hours to assemble one module with semi-skilled labor, and by developing tooling and jigs and rigs, we were able to actually build these standardized parts within this ecosystem of artisanal welders with the precision of one millimeter --
Video examples
Turning trash into toys...
It becomes kite-shaped. But give a child a triangle, he can't do a thing to it. Why use triangles? Because triangles are the only rigid structures. We can't make a bridge with squares because the train would come, it would start doing a jig.
Video examples
How we found the giant...
Diamondback squid had a light attached to it a squid jig of the type that longline fishermen use and I think it was this light that brought the Giant in now what you're seeing is the intensified cameras view under red light
Video examples
Shea Hembrey: How I...
a dig jig is where, for a milestone anniversary or a birthday, you gather all your friends and family together and you dance on where you're going to be buried. And we got a lot of attention when we did it.
Video examples
How we found the giant...
a one-meter long diamondback squid had a light attached to it, a squid jig of the type that longline fishermen use, and I think it was this light that brought the giant in. Now, what you're seeing
Video examples
Adam Nicolson: The King...
many politicians have found themselves in possession of that's a cheap jig nevertheless it was a great book and and it remains a great book and it remains remained a great book from the day it
Video examples
How I unlearned...
It was in that moment and in that venue that the jig was up. I realized that as sharp as I believed I was, I didn't even know who I was or why I acted the way that I acted.
Video examples
Best of South American...
like a lifejacket as they Bob across the surface that's a good start the one jig is swept away
Video examples
Top 5 Most Dangerous...
life jacket as they bob across the surface that's a good start the one jig is swept away
Video examples
Baby Duck Risks Getting...
the one jig is swept away
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Anne Lamott
American Author
I love readings and my readers, but the din of voices of the audience gives me stage fright, and the din of voices inside whisper that I am a fraud, and that the jig is up. Surely someone will rise up from the audience and say out loud that not only am I not funny and helpful, but I'm annoying, and a phony.
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Jodi Picoult
American Author
I'm the kind of person you want to kill. I had an incredibly happy childhood. I married a terrific guy when I was 23. I have great, well-adjusted kids. Sometimes my husband and I look at each other and do a little jig in the kitchen. This is the best life.
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Terry Bradshaw
American Athlete
I just like to catch fish, I don't care if it weighs half a pound or 10 pounds. But I can't do a lot of casting. I can work a jig or a worm. But not for long, especially if the big ones are biting. Those big bass will make it hurt after a while.
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Chris Bosh
American Athlete
My dad used to play every other weekend with me when I was young. I started getting better, but he could always beat me. Then one day, he realized the jig was up. And he stopped playing me just before I could beat him.
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Tom Stoppard
English Dramatist
Pink Floyd are one of a handful of bands I've listened to a lot and whose concerts I've been to. I love the experience. I don't dance; I just jig up and down like everybody else.
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Bruce Greenwood
Canadian Actor
Did I get jiggy with Will? I would have to say no! Did I have fun with Will? I would have to say yeah! But you know, I did not jig with the man, if you know what I'm saying!
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Leonard Cohen
Canadian Singer
When things get really bad, just raise your glass and stamp your feet and do a little jig. That's about all you can do.
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William Allingham
Irish Poet
She danced a jig, she sung a song that took my heart away.
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Christopher Marlowe
English Dramatist
Jigging veins of rhyming mother wits.
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Michelle Wolf
American Comedian
The jig is up: I'm not a nice lady.
Quote examples
Anne Lamott
American Author
I love readings and my readers, but the din of voices of the audience gives me stage fright, and the din of voices inside whisper that I am a fraud, and that the jig is up. Surely someone will rise up from the audience and say out loud that not only am I not funny and helpful, but I'm annoying, and a phony.
Quote examples
Jodi Picoult
American Author
I'm the kind of person you want to kill. I had an incredibly happy childhood. I married a terrific guy when I was 23. I have great, well-adjusted kids. Sometimes my husband and I look at each other and do a little jig in the kitchen. This is the best life.
Quote examples
Terry Bradshaw
American Athlete
I just like to catch fish, I don't care if it weighs half a pound or 10 pounds. But I can't do a lot of casting. I can work a jig or a worm. But not for long, especially if the big ones are biting. Those big bass will make it hurt after a while.
Quote examples
Chris Bosh
American Athlete
My dad used to play every other weekend with me when I was young. I started getting better, but he could always beat me. Then one day, he realized the jig was up. And he stopped playing me just before I could beat him.
Quote examples
Tom Stoppard
English Dramatist
Pink Floyd are one of a handful of bands I've listened to a lot and whose concerts I've been to. I love the experience. I don't dance; I just jig up and down like everybody else.
Quote examples
Bruce Greenwood
Canadian Actor
Did I get jiggy with Will? I would have to say no! Did I have fun with Will? I would have to say yeah! But you know, I did not jig with the man, if you know what I'm saying!
Quote examples
Leonard Cohen
Canadian Singer
When things get really bad, just raise your glass and stamp your feet and do a little jig. That's about all you can do.
Quote examples
William Allingham
Irish Poet
She danced a jig, she sung a song that took my heart away.
Quote examples
Christopher Marlowe
English Dramatist
Jigging veins of rhyming mother wits.
Quote examples
Michelle Wolf
American Comedian
The jig is up: I'm not a nice lady.
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