Meaning Of Jig

n.

A light, brisk musical movement.
n.

A light, humorous piece of writing, esp. in rhyme; a farce in verse; a ballad.
n.

A piece of sport; a trick; a prank.
n.

A trolling bait, consisting of a bright spoon and a hook attached.
n.

A small machine or handy tool
n.

A contrivance fastened to or inclosing a piece of work, and having hard steel surfaces to guide a tool, as a drill, or to form a shield or templet to work to, as in filing.
n.

An apparatus or a machine for jigging ore.
v. t.

To sing to the tune of a jig.
v. t.

To trick or cheat; to cajole; to delude.
v. t.

To sort or separate, as ore in a jigger or sieve. See Jigging, n.
n.

To cut or form, as a piece of metal, in a jigging machine.
v. i.

To dance a jig; to skip about.