jig
part of speech
noun (a jig, jigs); verb (jig, jigs, jigged, jigging)
meaning for a pupil
1) A jig is a fast, lively folk dance, especially from Ireland and Scotland, or the music for it. tree →
2) To jig is to dance or bounce up and down in a quick, happy way. tree →
3) A jig is a tool that holds a piece of wood or metal in place while you cut or drill it. tree →
4) (fishing) A jig is a type of fishing lure that is jerked up and down. tree →
sense in the lessons
Music and PE: Irish dancing and the Irish jig; St Patrick's Day. Design and technology: a jig for cutting. Phrases: «the jig is up» (informal: the trick has been found out).
examples
- We learned an Irish jig in PE. tree →
- The fiddler played a lively jig. tree →
- The children jigged about with excitement. tree →
- Dad used a jig to cut all the pieces the same size. tree →
- «The jig is up!» said the detective. tree →
- My uncle caught a fish with a jig. tree →
- She did a little jig when she won. tree →
note
Verb: jig, jigged, jigging (double «g»). «The jig is up» (US) / «the game is up» (UK) means a secret plan is discovered.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «jig» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.