jig
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1. any of various old rustic dances involving kicking and leaping (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | folk dance, folk dancing, |
| definition | : | a style of dancing that originated among ordinary people (not in the royal courts) (noun.act) |
2. a device that holds a piece of machine work and guides the tools operating on it (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | device, |
| definition | : | an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose (noun.artifact) |
3. a fisherman's lure with one or more hooks that is jerked up and down in the water (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | fish lure, fisherman's lure, |
| definition | : | (angling) any bright artificial bait consisting of plastic or metal mounted with hooks and trimmed with feathers (noun.artifact) |
4. music in three-four time for dancing a jig (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | dance music, |
| definition | : | music to dance to (noun.communication) |
5. dance a quick dance with leaping and kicking motions (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe, |
| definition | : | move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance (verb.creation) |
6. any of various old rustic dances involving kicking and leaping (noun.act)
7. dance a quick dance with leaping and kicking motions (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | jig, |
| definition | : | any of various old rustic dances involving kicking and leaping (noun.act) |
8. any of various old rustic dances involving kicking and leaping (noun.act)
9. dance a quick dance with leaping and kicking motions (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | jig, |
| definition | : | any of various old rustic dances involving kicking and leaping (noun.act) |
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