1. Any of various old rustic dances involving kicking and leaping
   "The Irish dancers performed a lively jig at the St. Patrick's Day celebration"
    
2. Music in three-four time for dancing a jig
   "The lively jig had everyone tapping their feet";
   - gigue
    
3. A device that holds a piece of machine work and guides the tools operating on it
   "The carpenter used a jig to ensure precise cuts in the wood"
    
4. A fisherman's lure with one or more hooks that is jerked up and down in the water
   "He caught the large bass using a colourful jig"

1. Dance a quick dance with leaping and kicking motions
   "The Irish dancers jigged to the lively music"
    
2. Move up and down repeatedly in a quick, short movement
   "her rucksack jigged gently on her back";
   - bob
    
3. Use or fit with a jig
   "The carpenter jigged the wood to ensure precise cuts"

Derived forms: jigged, jigs, jigging

Type of: dance, dance music, device, fish lure, fisherman's lure, folk dance, folk dancing, move, trip the light fantastic [archaic], trip the light fantastic toe [archaic]

Encyclopedia: Jig