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

4 senses of jig

Sense 1
jig, gigue -- (music in three-four time for dancing a jig)
       => dance music -- (music to dance to)

Sense 2
jig -- (a fisherman's lure with one or more hooks that is jerked up and down in the water)
       => fisherman's lure, fish lure -- ((angling) any bright artificial bait consisting of plastic or metal mounted with hooks and trimmed with feathers)

Sense 3
jig -- (a device that holds a piece of machine work and guides the tools operating on it)
       => device -- (an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water")

Sense 4
jig -- (any of various old rustic dances involving kicking and leaping)
       => folk dancing, folk dance -- (a style of dancing that originated among ordinary people (not in the royal courts))

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb jig

1 sense of jig

Sense 1
jig -- (dance a quick dance with leaping and kicking motions)
       => dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe -- (move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance; "My husband and I like to dance at home to the radio")