jig

1 of 2

noun

ˈjig

: any of several lively springy dances in triple rhythm

: music to which a jig may be danced

: trick, game

—used chiefly in the phrase the jig is up

: any of several fishing devices that are jerked up and down or drawn through the water

: a device used to maintain mechanically the correct positional relationship between a piece of work and the tool or between parts of work during assembly

: a device in which crushed ore is concentrated or coal is cleaned by agitating in water

jig

2 of 2

verb

jigged; jigging

intransitive verb

: to move with rapid jerky motions

: to dance a jig

: to fish with a jig

transitive verb

: to dance in the rapid lively manner of a jig

: to give a rapid jerky motion to

: to separate (a mineral or ore from waste) with a jig

: to catch (a fish) with a jig

: to machine by means of a jig-controlled tool operation

jigs 1 of 2

noun

plural of jig

as in devices

a clever often underhanded means to achieve an end okay, buster, the jig is up

Synonyms & Similar Words

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devices
ruses
schemes
tricks
artifices
stratagems
plays
gambits
sleights
gimmicks
dodges
knacks
ploys
wiles
fetches
crafts
bluffs
juggles
sleights of hand
shenanigans
chicaneries
gaffs
cunnings
feints
juggleries
trickeries
flimflams
hoaxes
duplicities
deceptions
subterfuges
duperies
skulduggeries
smoke screens
cozenages
crookeries
end runs
fakeries
frauds
blinds
swindles
skullduggeries
fronts
legerdemains
shams

jigs

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of jig

as in twitches

to make jerky or restless movements the mother could tell that her little boy had to use the bathroom because he was jigging

Synonyms & Similar Words

twitches
fiddles
fidgets
jerks
tosses
twists
squirms
wiggles
squiggles
shakes
shivers
writhes
trembles
threshes
quivers
wriggles
flits
flutters
jiggles
thrashes
paces
quakes
shudders
twitters

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

rests
relaxes
unwinds
calms (down)
stills

单词	jigs
释义	jig 1 of 2 noun ˈjig 1 a : any of several lively springy dances in triple rhythm b : music to which a jig may be danced 2 : trick, game —used chiefly in the phrase the jig is up 3 a : any of several fishing devices that are jerked up and down or drawn through the water b : a device used to maintain mechanically the correct positional relationship between a piece of work and the tool or between parts of work during assembly c : a device in which crushed ore is concentrated or coal is cleaned by agitating in water jig 2 of 2 verb jigged; jigging intransitive verb 1 a : to move with rapid jerky motions b : to dance a jig 2 : to fish with a jig transitive verb 1 : to dance in the rapid lively manner of a jig 2 a : to give a rapid jerky motion to b : to separate (a mineral or ore from waste) with a jig 3 : to catch (a fish) with a jig 4 : to machine by means of a jig-controlled tool operation Phrases in jig time : in a short time : quickly Synonyms Noun artifice device dodge fetch flimflam gambit gimmick juggle knack play ploy ruse scheme shenanigan sleight stratagem trick wile Verb fiddle fidget jerk jiggle squiggle squirm thrash thresh toss twist twitch wiggle wriggle writhe See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Verb We jigged to the fiddle music. the mother could tell that her little boy had to use the bathroom because he was jigging Word History Etymology Noun perhaps from Middle French giguer to frolic, from gigue fiddle, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German gīga fiddle; akin to Old Norse geiga to turn aside First Known Use Noun circa 1560, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Verb 1604, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a Phrases Containing jig in jig time the jig is up in jig time the jig is up Kids Definition jig 1 of 2 noun ˈjig 1 : a lively dance 2 : music for a lively dance 3 : a dishonest act Jig's up, Roy thought glumly. No way he won't notice they're fake. Carl Hiaasen, Hoot jig 2 of 2 verb jigged; jigging 1 : to dance a jig 2 : to move with quick sudden motions He jigged his fishing line. jigs 1 of 2 noun plural of jig as in devices a clever often underhanded means to achieve an end okay, buster, the jig is up Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance devices ruses schemes tricks artifices stratagems plays gambits sleights gimmicks dodges knacks ploys wiles fetches crafts bluffs juggles sleights of hand shenanigans chicaneries gaffs cunnings feints juggleries trickeries flimflams hoaxes duplicities deceptions subterfuges duperies skulduggeries smoke screens cozenages crookeries end runs fakeries frauds blinds swindles skullduggeries fronts legerdemains shams jigs 2 of 2 verb present tense third-person singular of jig as in twitches to make jerky or restless movements the mother could tell that her little boy had to use the bathroom because he was jigging Synonyms & Similar Words twitches fiddles fidgets jerks tosses twists squirms wiggles squiggles shakes shivers writhes trembles threshes quivers wriggles flits flutters jiggles thrashes paces quakes shudders twitters Antonyms & Near Antonyms rests relaxes unwinds calms (down) stills
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