单词 | jig |
释义 | Word Frequency jig(dʒɪɡ) noun 1. any of several old rustic kicking and leaping dances 2. a piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance, usually in six-eight time 3. a mechanical device designed to hold and locate a component during machining and to guide the cutting tool 4. angling any of various spinning lures that wobble when drawn through the water 5. Also called: jigger mining a device for separating ore or coal from waste material by agitation in water 6. obsolete a joke or prank verbWord forms: jigs, jigging or jigged 7. to dance (a jig) 8. to jerk or cause to jerk up and down rapidly 9. (often foll by up) to fit or be fitted in a jig 10. (transitive) to drill or cut (a workpiece) in a jig 11. mining to separate ore or coal from waste material using a jig 12. (intransitive) to produce or manufacture a jig 13. Australian slang to play truant from school Word origin C16 (originally: a dance or the music for it; applied to various modern devices becauseof the verbal sense: to jerk up and down rapidly): of unknown origin |
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