[dʒɪɡ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a lively dance with leaping movements.

- a device that holds a piece of work and guides the tool operating on it.

- a type of artificial bait that is jerked up and down through the water.


Phrases:
- in jig time
- the jig is up

Origin:
mid 16th century: of unknown origin

[dʒɪɡ], (Verb)

Definitions:
- dance a jig
(e.g: he stood up and jigged in the cockpit)

- equip (a factory or workshop) with a jig or jigs
(e.g: the floor space was jigged and tooled to produce six fuselages a month)

- fish with a jig
(e.g: a man jigged for squid)


Phrases:
- in jig time
- the jig is up

Origin: