gig
1
[ gig ]
/ gɪg /
noun
verb (used without object), gigged, gig·ging.
to ride in a gig.
to raise the nap on (a fabric).
Origin of gig
1
1200–50; Middle English
gigge, gig flighty girl; akin to Danish
gig top; compare Norwegian
giga to shake about
Words nearby gig
gifted,
giftware,
giftwrap,
giftwrapping,
gifu,
gig,
gig economy,
gig mill,
gig-lamps,
giga-,
gigabit
Definition for gig (2 of 5)
gig
2
[ gig ]
/ gɪg /
noun
a device, commonly four hooks secured back to back, for dragging through a school of fish to hook them through the body.
a spearlike device with a long, thick handle, used for spearing fish and frogs.
verb (used with object), gigged, gig·ging.
to catch or spear (a fish or frog) with a gig.
verb (used without object), gigged, gig·ging.
to catch fish or frogs with a gig.
Definition for gig (3 of 5)
gig
3
[ gig ]
/ gɪg /
noun
an official report of a minor infraction of regulations, as in school or the army; a demerit.
a punishment for a minor infraction of rules.
verb (used with object), gigged, gig·ging.
to give a gig to or punish with a gig.
Origin of gig
3
First recorded in 1940–45; origin uncertain
Definition for gig (4 of 5)
gig
4
[ gig ]
/ gɪg /
noun
a single professional engagement, usually of short duration, as of jazz or rock musicians.
any job, especially one of short or uncertain duration: a teaching gig out west somewhere.
verb (used without object), gigged, gig·ging.
to work as a musician, especially in a single engagement: He gigged with some of the biggest names in the business.
Origin of gig
4
First recorded in 1925–30; origin uncertain
Definition for gig (5 of 5)
gig
5
Informal.
noun
a gigabyte.
Example sentences from the Web for gig
British Dictionary definitions for gig (1 of 4)
gig
1
/ (ɡɪɡ) /
noun
a light two-wheeled one-horse carriage without a hood
nautical
a light tender for a vessel, often for the personal use of the captain
a long light rowing boat, used esp for racing
a machine for raising the nap of a fabric
verb gigs, gigging or gigged
(intr)
to travel in a gig
(tr)
to raise the nap of (fabric)
Word Origin for gig
C13 (in the sense: flighty girl, spinning top): perhaps of Scandinavian origin; compare Danish
gig top, Norwegian
giga to shake about
British Dictionary definitions for gig (2 of 4)
gig
2
/ (ɡɪɡ) /
noun
a cluster of barbless hooks drawn through a shoal of fish to try to impale them
short for fishgig
verb gigs, gigging or gigged
to catch (fish) with a gig
Word Origin for gig
C18: shortened from
fishgig
British Dictionary definitions for gig (3 of 4)
gig
3
/ (ɡɪɡ) informal /
noun
a job, esp a single booking for a musician, comedian, etc, to perform at a concert or club
the performance itself
verb gigs, gigging or gigged
(intr)
to perform at a gig or gigs
Word Origin for gig
C20: of unknown origin