The Meaning of gig

• (n.) A fiddle.
• (v. t.) To engender.
• (n.) A kind of spear or harpoon. See Fishgig.
• (v. t.) To fish with a gig.
• (n.) A playful or wanton girl; a giglot.
• (n.) A top or whirligig; any little thing that is whirled round in play.
• (n.) A light carriage, with one pair of wheels, drawn by one horse; a kind of chaise.
• (n.) 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.
• (n.) A rotatory cylinder, covered with wire teeth or teasels, for teaseling woolen cloth.

Synonyms

spear , fizgig , fishgig , lance

Rhymes

big , bigwig , brig , dig , fig , figg , figge , frigg , gigue , grigg , isgrigg , jig , knigge , mcquigg , mig , nigg , pig , pigg , prig , prigge , quigg , renege , rig , rigg , sig , sigg , sprigg , stig , swig , trig , trigg , trygg , twig , twigg , vig , whig , wig , wigg , zbig , zig