JIG


Meaning of JIG in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ̈ɪdʒɪɡ ]

n. & v. --n. 1 a a lively dance with leaping movements. b the music for this, usu. in triple time. 2 a device that holds a piece of work and guides the tools operating on it. --v. (jigged, jigging) 1 intr. dance a jig. 2 tr. & intr. move quickly and jerkily up and down. 3 tr. work on or equip with a jig or jigs. øjig about fidget. [16th c.: orig. unkn.]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.