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单词 gigs
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gig

1 of 9

noun (1)

ˈgig How to pronounce gig (audio)
plural gigs
: a job usually for a specified time
especially : an entertainer's engagement see also gig economy, gig worker

gig

2 of 9

verb (1)

gigged; gigging

intransitive verb

: to work as a musician
gigged with various bands Downbeat

gig

3 of 9

noun (2)

: gigabyte

gig

4 of 9

noun (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 9

verb (2)

gigged; gigging

intransitive verb

: to travel in a gig

gig

6 of 9

noun (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 9

verb (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 9

noun (5)

: a military demerit

gig

9 of 9

verb (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

Kids Definition

gig

noun

ˈgig How to pronounce gig (audio)
1
: a long light boat
2
: a light carriage having two wheels and pulled by a horse

gigs 1 of 2

noun

plural of gig
as in performances
a job usually for a specified amount of time (as for a musician, an actor, etc.) He was finally able to book a gig at the nightclub. her last acting gig

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • performances
  • assignments
  • engagements
  • works
  • presentations
  • games
  • missions
  • places
  • employments
  • occupations
  • hires
  • professions
  • positions
  • offices
  • trades
  • callings
  • vocations
  • appointments
  • employs
  • arts
  • livings
  • lines
  • posts
  • enterprises
  • berths
  • loads
  • situations
  • calls
  • businesses
  • duties
  • lays
  • crafts
  • rackets
  • lifeworks
  • livelihoods
  • tasks
  • functions
  • fields
  • handicrafts
  • billets
  • metiers
  • workloads
  • métiers
  • handcrafts

gigs

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of gig
as in buses

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • buses
  • cabs
  • busses
  • coaches
  • rides
  • cruises
  • motors
  • sails
  • tours
  • jets
  • drives
  • road-trips
  • migrates
  • jaunts
  • trundles
  • rolls
  • flies
  • pilgrimages
  • treks
  • navigates
  • journeys
  • trips
  • barnstorms
  • hops
  • travels
  • voyages
  • roams
  • roves
  • galavants
  • rambles
  • gallivants
  • wanders
  • traipses
  • perambulates
  • knocks (about)
  • peregrinates
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