Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun gig

6 senses of gig

Sense 1
gig -- (long and light rowing boat; especially for racing)
       => small boat -- (a boat that is small)

Sense 2
spear, gig, fizgig, fishgig, lance -- (an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish)
       => implement -- (instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end)

Sense 3
gig -- (a cluster of hooks (without barbs) that is drawn through a school of fish to hook their bodies; used when fish are not biting)
       => hook -- (a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something)

Sense 4
gig -- (tender that is a light ship's boat; often for personal use of captain)
       => tender, ship's boat, pinnace, cutter -- (a boat for communication between ship and shore)

Sense 5
gig -- (small two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; with two seats and no hood)
       => carriage, equipage, rig -- (a vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horses)

Sense 6
gig -- (a booking for musicians; "they played a gig in New Jersey")
       => engagement, booking -- (employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time; "the play had bookings throughout the summer")