Main Entry:

²jig

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

jigged; jig·ging

Date:

1604

intransitive verb1 a: to move with rapid jerky motions b: to dance a jig2: to fish with a jigtransitive verb1: to dance in the rapid lively manner of a jig2 a: to give a rapid jerky motion to b: to separate (a mineral or ore from waste) with a jig3: to catch (a fish) with a jig4: to machine by means of a jig-controlled tool operation