jig

1. n. A light, brisk musical movement. Source: opted

2. n. A light, humorous piece of writing, esp. in rhyme; a farce in verse; a ballad. Source: opted

3. n. A piece of sport; a trick; a prank. Source: opted

4. n. A trolling bait, consisting of a bright spoon and a hook attached. Source: opted

5. n. A small machine or handy tool Source: opted

6. n. A contrivance fastened to or inclosing a piece of work, and having hard steel surfaces to guide a tool, as a drill, or to form a shield or templet to work to, as in filing. Source: opted

7. n. An apparatus or a machine for jigging ore. Source: opted

8. v. t. To sing to the tune of a jig. Source: opted

9. v. t. To trick or cheat; to cajole; to delude. Source: opted

10. v. t. To sort or separate, as ore in a jigger or sieve. See Jigging, n. Source: opted

11. n. To cut or form, as a piece of metal, in a jigging machine. Source: opted

12. v. i. To dance a jig; to skip about. Source: opted

Thesaurus links