Main Entry: ²jig

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): jigged; jig·ging

Date: 1604

intransitive verb 1 a : to move with rapid jerky motions b : to dance a jig
2 : to fish with a jigtransitive 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