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# jig

noun (a jig, jigs); verb (jig, jigs, jigged, jigging)

«jig» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A jig is a fast, lively folk dance, especially from Ireland and Scotland, or the music for it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jig/#m1)
2. To jig is to dance or bounce up and down in a quick, happy way. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jig/#m2)
3. A jig is a tool that holds a piece of wood or metal in place while you cut or drill it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jig/#m3)
4. (fishing) A jig is a type of fishing lure that is jerked up and down. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jig/#m4)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jig/#x1)
- The fiddler played a lively jig. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jig/#x2)
- The children jigged about with excitement. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jig/#x3)
- Dad used a jig to cut all the pieces the same size. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jig/#x4)
- «The jig is up!» said the detective. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jig/#x5)
- My uncle caught a fish with a jig. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jig/#x6)
- She did a little jig when she won. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jig/#x7)

### Note

Verb: jig, jigged, jigging (double «g»). «The jig is up» (US) / «the game is up» (UK) means a secret plan is discovered.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «jig» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jig/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«jig» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/jig.html) on Mova free.