Jig Word Meaning

mid 16th century: of unknown origin

a lively dance with leaping movements.

lively dance

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

device that holds something and guides tool

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

bait jerked through water

dance a jig

dance jig

• he stood up and jigged in the cockpit

equip (a factory or workshop) with a jig or jigs

equip factory etc. with jig

• the floor space was jigged and tooled to produce six fuselages a month

fish with a jig

fish with jig

• a man jigged for squid