Gig - English meaning

noun

A light two-wheeled carriage pulled by one horse.

noun

A light, fast, narrow boat adapted for rowing or sailing.

noun

A live performance by a musician or group playing popular or jazz music.

Usage examples:

They relied almost entirely on live gigs to earn a livelihood

noun

A job, especially one that is temporary or freelance and performed on an informal or on-demand basis.

Usage examples:

Her husband picked up food-delivery gigs

verb

Perform a gig or gigs.

Usage examples:

Two or three nights a week we were gigging

verb

(of a musician or group) perform a gig or gigs.

Usage examples:

Two or three nights a week we were gigging

verb

A device similar to a harpoon, used for catching fish.

verb

Fish using a gig.

noun

Short for gigabyte.

Usage examples:

Over 9 gigs of programs for the pc

noun

A single performance by a musician or group of musicians, especially playing modern or pop music, or by a comedian (= a performer who makes people laugh, for example by telling jokes or funny stories)

Usage examples:

Play a gig the band is going to atlanta to play a gig at the fox theatre., do a gig the comedian di…

noun

A job

Usage examples:

Get the gig she's well qualified, but i think it's unlikely she will get the gig., he had a comfort…

noun

A job that is temporary, does not offer many hours, or may end at any time, usually involving working for yourself rather than for an employer

Usage examples:

Instead of six-month gigs, workers are in search of stable jobs., gig work gig work refers to ways …

noun

A light two-wheeled carriage pulled by one horse, used especially in the past

Usage examples:

He had the horse and gig brought to the door.

noun

A light, fast boat for rowing (= moving using long sticks called oars) or sailing

Usage examples:

We had no sail in the gig, but the larger boat was fully equipped.

noun

A gigabyte

Usage examples:

I don't get why people want to buy something that only has 14.5 gigs of useable memory.

verb

(of a musician or group of musicians) to perform gigs

Usage examples:

She gigged at bars for years before becoming famous.