Jig /(?)/

Jig

n.
  1. A light, brisk musical movement. (Mus.)
    Hot and hasty, like a Scotch jig.
  2. A light, humorous piece of writing, esp. in rhyme; a farce in verse; a ballad. [Obs.]
    A jig shall be clapped at, and every rhyme Praised and applauded.
  3. A piece of sport; a trick; a prank. [Obs.]
    Is't not a fine jig, A precious cunning, in the late Protector?
  4. A trolling bait, consisting of a bright spoon and a hook attached.
  5. A small machine or handy tool (Mach.)

Phrases & Compounds
Drill jig
a jig for guiding a drill. See Jig, 6 (a).
Jig drilling
a process of drilling or filing in which the action of the tool is directed or limited by a jig.
Jig saw
a sawing machine with a narrow, vertically reciprocating saw, used to cut curved and irregular lines, or ornamental patterns in openwork, a scroll saw; -- called also gig saw.

Jig

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Jigged; p. pr. & vb. n. Jigging

  1. To sing to the tune of a jig.
    Jig off a tune at the tongue's end.
  2. To trick or cheat; to cajole; to delude.
  3. To sort or separate, as ore in a jigger or sieve. See Jigging, n. (Mining)
  4. To cut or form, as a piece of metal, in a jigging machine. (Metal Working)

Jig

v. i.
  1. To dance a jig; to skip about.
    You jig, you amble, and you lisp.
  2. To move with a skip or rhythm; to move with vibrations or jerks.
    The fin would jig off slowly, as if it were looking for nothing at all.