The meaning of Jig

Jig – definition

noun
A lively dance with leaping movements.
Usage examples:
They twitched, swayed and finally did a lively little jig - but there was no bird in sight.
noun
A device that holds a piece of work and guides the tool operating on it.
Usage examples:
However, in 2005 the plan calls for production of entirely new-build vipers for which the company w…
noun
A type of artificial bait that is jerked up and down through the water.
Usage examples:
The change of pace from topwaters and jigs dredged up memories and fish, good on both counts.

verb
Dance a jig.
Usage examples:
He stood up and jigged in the cockpit
Synonims:
Bob up and down Leap up and down Jump up and down Spring up and down Skip Hop Prance Caper Bounce Curvet Rollick Capriole Jounce
verb
Equip (a factory or workshop) with a jig or jigs.
Usage examples:
The floor space was jigged and tooled to produce six fuselages a month
verb
Fish with a jig.
Usage examples:
A man jigged for squid

noun
An energetic, traditional dance of great britain and ireland, or the music that is played for such a dance

Jig translation into English

Jig: translate from English into Chinese

夹具, 踊跃

Jig: translate from English into Dutch

Jig, Horlepijp, Horlepijp dansen

Jig: translate from English into French

Gigue, Danser la gigue, Sautiller

Jig: translate from English into German

Jig, Spannvorrichtung, Gigue, Ausleger

Jig: translate from English into Hindi

नमूना, छांटकर अलग करना, श्रेणीबद्ध करना, सांचा, एक प्रकार का मस्ती भरा नृत्य, अलबेला नाच

Jig: translate from English into Italian

Giga

Jig: translate from English into Korean

지그, 지그춤을 추다, 급격히 상하로 움직이게 하다, 광석을 선광 체로 체질하다, 급격하게 상하로 움직이다

Jig: translate from English into Russian

Джиг, Зажимное приспособление, Кондуктор, Джига, Шаблон, Блесна, Отсадочная машина, Сборочное приспособление, Приманка, Патрон, Проделка, Танцевать джигу, Балка, Промывать руду, Роликовая красильная машина, Матрица, Зажимать, Закреплять, Сортировать

Jig: translate from English into Spanish

Plantilla, Giga, Gálibo, Bailar, Sacudirse, Galibar

Word origin

mid 16th century: of unknown origin.

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Jig – similar words

jigged

verb
Dance a jig.
Usage examples:
He stood up and jigged in the cockpit

noun
A lively dance with leaping movements.
Usage examples:
They twitched, swayed and finally did a lively little jig - but there was no bird in sight.

noun
A device that holds a piece of work and guides the tool operating on it.
Usage examples:
However, in 2005 the plan calls for production of entirely new-build vipers for which the company w…

All meanings and translations of Jigged

Jig synonims

bounce

verb
(with reference to an object, especially a ball) move quickly up, back, or away from a surface after hitting it.
Usage examples:
The ball bounced away and he chased it

noun
A rebound of a ball or other object.
Usage examples:
The wicket was causing the occasional erratic bounce

verb
To move up or away after hitting a surface, or to cause something to move this way
Usage examples:
[ i ] the basketball bounced off the rim of the basket., [ t ] she bounced the baby on her knee., […

All meanings and translations of Bounce

caper

verb
Skip or dance about in a lively or playful way.
Usage examples:
Children were capering about the room

noun
A playful skipping movement.
Usage examples:
She did a little caper or dance

noun
The cooked and pickled flower bud of a prickly southern european shrub, used to flavour food.
Usage examples:
Add capers and olives

All meanings and translations of Caper

capriole

noun
A movement performed in classical riding, in which the horse leaps from the ground and kicks out with its hind legs.
Usage examples:
There's this one, the capriole, where the horse jumps up and snaps his hind legs out.

All meanings and translations of Capriole

curvet

verb
(of a horse) perform a series of jumps on the hind legs.
Usage examples:
It took me some time for the a.g. and myself to get rid of the curvetting dogs, prone as they are t…

noun
A graceful or energetic leap.
Usage examples:
He sprang from the ice in a swift, frisky curvet

All meanings and translations of Curvet

hop

verb
(of a person) move by jumping on one foot.
Usage examples:
He hopped along beside her

noun
A hopping movement.
Usage examples:
Place the rabbit on the floor to have a hop around

verb
Flavour with hops.
Usage examples:
A strong dark beer, heavily hopped

All meanings and translations of Hop

jounce

verb
Jolt or bounce.
Usage examples:
The car jounced wildly

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prance

verb
(of a horse) move with high springy steps.
Usage examples:
The pony was prancing around the paddock

noun
An act or instance of prancing.
Usage examples:
Then we watch him prance (yes, it is a prance, there is no other way to describe it) around the roo…

All meanings and translations of Prance

rollick

verb
Act or behave in a jovial and exuberant fashion.
Usage examples:
A satirical novelist who rollicks through the sleaze of the american psyche

All meanings and translations of Rollick

skip

verb
Move along lightly, stepping from one foot to the other with a hop or bounce.
Usage examples:
She began to skip down the path

noun
A light, bouncing step; a skipping movement.
Usage examples:
He moved with a strange, dancing skip

noun
A large transportable open-topped container for building and other refuse.
Usage examples:
I've salvaged a carpet from a skip

All meanings and translations of Skip

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