gig
1 of 9noun (1)
ˈgig 
plural gigs
: a job usually for a specified time
especially : an entertainer's engagement see also gig economy, gig worker
gig
2 of 9verb (1)
gigged; gigging
intransitive verb
: to work as a musician
gigged with various bands 
Downbeat
Downbeatgig
3 of 9noun (2)
: gigabyte
gig
4 of 9noun (3)
1
a
: a long light ship's boat
b
: a rowboat designed for speed rather than for work
2
: a light 2-wheeled one-horse carriage
3
: something that whirls or is whirled: such as
a
: a 3-digit selection in a numbers game
b
obsolete : top, whirligig
4
: a person of odd or grotesque appearance
gig
5 of 9verb (2)
gigged; gigging
intransitive verb
: to travel in a gig
gig
6 of 9noun (4)
1
: a pronged spear for catching fish
2
: an arrangement of hooks to be drawn through a school of fish in order to hook their bodies
gig
7 of 9verb (3)
gigged; gigging
transitive verb
1
: to spear with a gig
2
a
chiefly Western US : spur, jab
b
: goad, provoke
intransitive verb
: to fish with a gig
gig
8 of 9noun (5)
: a military demerit
gig
9 of 9verb (4)
gigged; gigging
transitive verb
: to give a military gig to
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
origin unknown
Noun (3)
Middle English -gyge (in whyrlegyge whirligig), of unknown origin
Noun (4)
short for earlier fizgig, fishgig, of unknown origin
Noun (5)
origin unknown
First Known Use
Noun (1)
1926, in the meaning defined above
Verb (1)
1937, in the meaning defined above
Noun (2)
1987, in the meaning defined above
Noun (3)
1570, in the meaning defined at sense 3
Verb (2)
1807, in the meaning defined above
Noun (4)
1722, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb (3)
1803, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
Noun (5)
circa 1941, in the meaning defined above
Verb (4)
circa 1941, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing gig
Kids Definition
gig
noun
ˈgig
1
: a long light boat
2
: a light carriage having two wheels and pulled by a horse
gigged
verb
as in coached
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- coached
- bussed
- sailed
- trundled
- migrated
- rode
- bused
- cabbed
- rid
- cruised
- navigated
- motored
- toured
- jetted
- barnstormed
- flew
- rolled
- road-tripped
- drove
- roamed
- wandered
- roved
- gallivanted
- traipsed
- jaunted
- hopped
- traveled
- journeyed
- rambled
- trekked
- perambulated
- travelled
- voyaged
- galavanted
- tripped
- pilgrimaged
- knocked (about)
- peregrinated