jig
/dʒɪɡ/
noun
- A lively dance with quick steps, often associated with Irish or Scottish folk music.
- The dancers performed a traditional Irish jig at the festival.
- The music sped up, and everyone started a lively jig.
- She learned to do a jig for the school talent show.
- A device used to guide a tool or hold a piece of work in place during manufacturing.
- The carpenter used a jig to drill holes at the exact same angle.
- This jig holds the metal piece steady while you weld it.
- The factory worker set up the jig before cutting the wood.
- A type of fishing lure that is jerked up and down in the water.
- The fish struck the jig as soon as it hit the water.
- He tied a bright red jig to his fishing line.
- She prefers using a jig when fishing for bass in the lake.
verb
- To dance a jig.
- They jigged to the fiddle tune until they were out of breath.
- He jigged happily at the wedding reception.
- The children jigged around the room when they heard the music.
- To move with quick, jerky motions; to bob up and down.
- She jigged the key in the lock to get it to turn.
- The boat jigged up and down on the choppy water.
- The puppet jigged across the stage on its strings.
- To fish using a jig lure, by moving it up and down.
- The fisherman jigged his line, hoping to attract a bite.
- They spent the afternoon jigging for cod off the pier.
- He jigged the lure slowly near the bottom of the lake.