Gig

Word GIG
Character 3
Hyphenation gig
Pronunciations /ɡɪɡ/

Definitions and meanings of "Gig"

What do we mean by gig?

An arrangement of barbless hooks that is dragged through a school of fish to hook them in their bodies. noun

A pronged spear for fishing or catching frogs. noun

To fish for or catch with a gig. intransitive verb

To catch a fish or frog with a gig. intransitive verb

A light, two-wheeled carriage drawn by one horse. noun

A long light ship's boat, usually reserved for use by the ship's captain. noun

A fast light rowboat. noun

An object that whirls. noun

A three-digit selection in a numbers game. noun

To ride in a gig. intransitive verb

A gigabyte. noun

A job, especially a booking for musicians. noun

To work as a musician. intransitive verb

A demerit given in the military. noun

To give a military demerit to. transitive verb

To move up and down or spin round; wriggle.

To fasten the leather strap to the shield.

In machinery, to use a gig or gigging-machine. See gig, n., 3 .

A performing engagement by a musical group; or, generally, any job or role, especially for a musician or performer.

(by extension) Any job; especially one that is temporary; or alternately, one that is very desirable.

A forked spear for catching fish, frogs, or other small animals.

A two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage.

(South England) A six-oared sea rowing boat commonly found in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

An open boat used to transport the captain of a ship, the captain's gig.

A demerit received for some infraction of military dress or deportment codes.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Gig

The word "gig" in example sentences

Briefly, Sperry, whose main gig is with the Richard Scaife funded WorldNet Daily, got his piece into the Rupert Murdoch operated Post, and from thence it landed on Rush Limbaugh's desk and in the pages of another Scaife project, FrontPage. ❋ Unknown (2004)

They have been floating the one term gig for a long time now. ❋ Unknown (2009)

He's been floating the one term gig since he got the nomination. ❋ Unknown (2009)

And being able to turn down a gig is a place of strength when bargaining. ❋ Desayunoencama (2006)

A "gig" is somewhere you go to listen to loud music, strip to the waist and throw yourself into the mosh pit with gay abandon. ❋ Hal Duncan (2004)

Doodle's paying gig is as a computer consultant; he's one of those absent-minded savant techie miracle workers. ❋ Ellyssian (2009)

The revolving door that allows experts like Melamed to soak up valuable intelligence in government service, then leverage that privileged public access into a high-paying corporate gig, is a time-honored practice. ❋ Unknown (2009)

This teabagger gig is a great way to pull in the big bucks, as Sarah Palin has also discovered. ❋ Unknown (2010)

His real gig is his art - graphite/charcoal, watercolor pencils; oils and acrylics when he has a mind to. ❋ Ellyssian (2009)

In my work as a doula, my gig is that women should have safe, supported birth. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Yankee Diddles, try harder … .. your parody troll gig is lame ❋ Unknown (2010)

Sorry, lame tream media, but the gig is up … .. jane ❋ Unknown (2010)

That Palin gig ensures she gets a lot more job offers from the loons in her business. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The tea baggers blew this gig from the very start. ❋ Unknown (2010)

A forger selling fake tickets to a gig is certainly engaged in an act of copying; but that act of copying differs from copying and redistribution of digital content, because it directly degrades user experience of the gig, while also possibly creating problems for the venue owner. ❋ Hal Duncan (2009)

Similarly, "A Public Performance", about a boy at a 1970s Led Zeppelin gig, skewers teenage pomposity with a kind poke. ❋ Alice Fisher (2010)

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