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Entry 10 senses · 7 variants Webster, 1913

Gig

/(jĭg [or] gĭg)/ · IPA /ɡɪɡ/
01 n. A fiddle.
  1. 1.
    A fiddle.[Obs.]
02 v. t. To engender.
  1. 1.
    To engender.[Obs.]
03 n. A kind of spear or harpoon. See Fishgig.
  1. 1.
    A kind of spear or harpoon. See Fishgig. See: Fishgig
04 v. t. To fish with a gig.
  1. 1.
    To fish with a gig.
05 n. A playful or wanton girl; a giglot.
  1. 1.
    A playful or wanton girl; a giglot.
06 n. A top or whirligig; any little thing that is whirled round in play.
  1. 1.
    A top or whirligig; any little thing that is whirled round in play.
    “Thou disputest like an infant; go, whip thy gig.” — Shak.
  2. 2.
    A light carriage, with one pair of wheels, drawn by one horse; a kind of chaise.
  3. 3.
    A long, light rowboat, generally clinkerbuilt, and designed to be fast; a boat appropriated to the use of the commanding officer; as, the captain's gig.(Naut.)
  4. 4.
    A rotatory cylinder, covered with wire teeth or teasels, for teaseling woolen cloth.(Mach.)
Phrases & compounds
Gig machine — See Gig, 4.
Gig saw — See Jig saw.
07 n. A job for a specified, usually short period of time; -- used especially for the temporary engagements of an entertainer, such as a jazz mus…
  1. 1.
    A job for a specified, usually short period of time; -- used especially for the temporary engagements of an entertainer, such as a jazz musician or a rock group; as, a one-week gig in Las Vegas.