Jig vs. Rig

(music) A light, brisk musical movement; a gigue.

A lively dance in 6/8 (double jig), 9/8 (slip jig) or 12/8 (single jig) time; a tune suitable for such a dance. By extension, a lively traditional tune in any of these time signatures. Unqualified, the term is usually taken to refer to a double (6/8) jig.

Example: ‘They danced a jig.’;

A dance performed by one or sometimes two individual dancers, as opposed to a dance performed by a set or team.

(fishing) A type of lure consisting of a hook molded into a weight, usually with a bright or colorful body.

A device in manufacturing, woodworking, or other creative endeavors for controlling the location, path of movement, or both of either a workpiece or the tool that is operating upon it. Subsets of this general class include machining jigs, woodworking jigs, welders' jigs, jewelers' jigs, and many others.

Example: ‘Cutting circles out of pinewood is best done with a compass-style jig.’;

(mining) An apparatus or machine for jigging ore.

(obsolete) A light, humorous piece of writing, especially in rhyme; a farce in verse; a ballad.

(obsolete) A trick; a prank.

A black person.

To move briskly, especially as a dance.

Example: ‘The guests were jigging around on the dance floor.’;

To move with a skip or rhythm; to move with vibrations or jerks.

(fishing) To fish with a jig.

To sing to the tune of a jig.

To trick or cheat; to cajole; to delude.

(mining) To sort or separate, as ore in a jigger or sieve.

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

A light, brisk musical movement.

Example: ‘Hot and hasty, like a Scotch jig.’;

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

Example: ‘A jig shall be clapped at, and every rhymePraised and applauded.’;

A piece of sport; a trick; a prank.

Example: ‘Is't not a fine jig,A precious cunning, in the late Protector?’;

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

A small machine or handy tool

To sing to the tune of a jig.

Example: ‘Jig off a tune at the tongue's end.’;

To trick or cheat; to cajole; to delude.

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

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

To dance a jig; to skip about.

Example: ‘You jig, you amble, and you lisp.’;

To move with a skip or rhythm; to move with vibrations or jerks.

Example: ‘The fin would jig off slowly, as if it were looking for nothing at all.’;

music in three-four time for dancing a jig

any of various old rustic dances involving kicking and leaping

dance a quick dance with leaping and kicking motions

The jig (Irish: port, Scottish Gaelic: port-cruinn) is a form of lively folk dance in compound metre, as well as the accompanying dance tune. It first gained popularity in 16th-century Scotland and Northern England, and was quickly adopted on mainland Europe where it eventually became the final movement of the mature Baroque dance suite (the French gigue; Italian and Spanish giga).

(nautical) The rigging of a sailing ship or other such craft.

Special equipment or gear used for a particular purpose.

(US) A large truck such as a semi-tractor.

The special apparatus used for drilling wells.

(informal) A costume or an outfit.

A computer case, often modified for looks.

An imperfectly castrated horse, sheep etc.

(slang) Radio equipment, especially a citizen's band transceiver.

A ridge.

(obsolete) A wanton; one given to unbecoming conduct.

A promiscuous woman.

(obsolete) A sportive or unbecoming trick; a frolic.

(obsolete) A blast of wind.

An algebraic structure similar to a ring, but without the requirement that every element have an additive inverse.

(transitive) To fit out with a harness or other equipment.

To equip and fit (a ship) with sails, shrouds, and yards.

To dress or clothe in some costume.

(transitive) To make or construct something in haste or in a makeshift manner.

(transitive) To manipulate something dishonestly for personal gain or discriminatory purposes.

Example: ‘to rig an election’;

To make free with; hence, to steal; to pilfer.

To play the wanton; to act in an unbecoming manner; to play tricks.

A ridge.

The peculiar fitting in shape, number, and arrangement of sails and masts, by which different types of vessels are distinguished; as, schooner rig, ship rig, etc. See Illustration in Appendix.

Dress; esp., odd or fanciful clothing.

A romp; a wanton; one given to unbecoming conduct.

A sportive or unbecoming trick; a frolic.

A blast of wind.

Example: ‘That uncertain season before the rigs of Michaelmas were yet well composed.’; ‘He little dreamt when he set outOf running such a rig.’;

To furnish with apparatus or gear; to fit with tackling.

To dress; to equip; to clothe, especially in an odd or fanciful manner; - commonly followed by out.

Example: ‘Jack was rigged out in his gold and silver lace.’;

To play the wanton; to act in an unbecoming manner; to play tricks.

To make free with; hence, to steal; to pilfer.

gear (including necessary machinery) for a particular enterprise

a truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together

formation of masts, spars, sails, etc., on a vessel

a set of clothing (with accessories);

Example: ‘his getup was exceedingly elegant’;

gear used in fishing

a vehicle with four wheels drawn by two or more horses

the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme;

Example: ‘that book is a fraud’;

arrange the outcome of by means of deceit;

Example: ‘rig an election’;

manipulate in a fraudulent manner;

Example: ‘rig prices’;

connect or secure to;

Example: ‘They rigged the bomb to the ignition’;

equip with sails, masts, etc.;

Example: ‘rig a ship’;

provide (a sailing boat) with sails and rigging

Example: ‘the catamaran will be rigged as a ketch’; ‘a gaff-rigged cutter’;

assemble and adjust (the equipment of a sailing boat, aircraft, etc.) in readiness for operation

Example: ‘most sails are kept ready rigged’;

set up (equipment or a device or structure), typically in a makeshift or hasty way

Example: ‘the power plant of the lifeboat had been rigged to explode’; ‘he had rigged up a sort of tent’;

provide (someone) with clothes of a particular type

Example: ‘a cavalry regiment rigged out in green and gold’;

manage or conduct (something) fraudulently so as to gain an advantage

Example: ‘charges of vote-rigging’; ‘the results of the elections had been rigged’;

cause an artificial rise or fall in prices in (the stock market) with a view to personal profit

Example: ‘he accused games firms of rigging the market’;

the particular way in which a sailing boat's masts, sails, and rigging are arranged

Example: ‘a ketch rig’;

the sail, mast, and boom of a windsurfer

Example: ‘the stronger the wind, the later you release the rig’;

a device or piece of equipment designed for a particular purpose

Example: ‘a lighting rig’;

an oil rig or drilling rig

Example: ‘the North Sea rigs’;

(in CB and short-wave radio) a transmitter and receiver

Example: ‘the CB rig in the car was on channel 20’;

a set of amplifiers and speakers used by a live band or a DJ in a club.

a particular type of construction for fishing tackle that bears the bait and hook

Example: ‘the set-up with the smaller hook is free of lead and known as a free-line rig’;

a person's costume, outfit, or style of dress

Example: ‘the rig of the American Army Air Corps’;

a truck.

a trick or swindle.