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jig

Dictionary definition · jig

noun

  1. music in three-four time for dancing a jig
  2. a fisherman's lure with one or more hooks that is jerked up and down in the water
  3. a device that holds a piece of machine work and guides the tools operating on it
  4. any of various old rustic dances involving kicking and leaping

verb

  1. dance a quick dance with leaping and kicking motions

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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).