JIG


Meaning of JIG in English

/ dʒɪg; NAmE / noun , verb

■ noun

1.

a quick lively dance; the music for this dance :

an Irish jig

2.

a device that holds sth in position and guides the tools that are working on it

■ verb

( -gg- ) [usually + adv. / prep. ] to move or to make sb/sth move up and down with short quick movements :

[ v ]

He jigged up and down with excitement.

[also vn ]

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 16th cent.: of unknown origin.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.