gig

[Gig]

A gig is a band's musical performance or an appointment for such a performance. Your band's first gig might be playing at a high school prom.

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To engender.

Noun
a booking for musicians; "they played a gig in New Jersey"

Noun
small two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; with two seats and no hood

Noun
tender that is a light ship''s boat; often for personal use of captain

Noun
long and light rowing boat; especially for racing

Noun
a cluster of hooks (without barbs) that is drawn through a school of fish to hook their bodies; used when fish are not biting

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Noun
an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish

n.
A fiddle.

v. t.
To engender.

n.
A kind of spear or harpoon. See Fishgig.

v. t.
To fish with a gig.

n.
A playful or wanton girl; a giglot.

n.
A top or whirligig; any little thing that is whirled round in play.

n.
A light carriage, with one pair of wheels, drawn by one horse; a kind of chaise.

n.
A long, light rowboat, generally clinkerbuilt, and designed to be fast; a boat appropriated to the use of the commanding officer; as, the captain's gig.

n.
A rotatory cylinder, covered with wire teeth or teasels, for teaseling woolen cloth.

Gig

Gig , v. t. [Prob. fr. L. gignere to beget.] To engender. [Obs.] Dryden.

Gig

Gig, n. A kind of spear or harpoon. See Fishgig.

Gig

Gig, v. t. To fish with a gig.

Gig

Gig, n. [OE. gigge. Cf. Giglot.] A playful or wanton girl; a giglot.

Gig

Gig, n. [Cf. Icel. ggja fiddle, MHG. gge, G. geige, Icel. geiga to take a wrong direction, rove at random, and E. jig.] 1. A top or whirligig; any little thing that is whirled round in play.

Thou disputest like an infant; go, whip thy gig.

2. A light carriage, with one pair of wheels, drawn by one horse; a kind of chaise. 3. (Naut.) A long, light rowboat, generally clinkerbuilt, and designed to be fast; a boat appropriated to the use of the commanding officer; as, the captain's gig. 4. (Mach.) A rotatory cylinder, covered with wire teeth or teasels, for teaseling woolen cloth. Gig machine, Gigging machine, Gig mill, ∨ Napping machine. See Gig, 4. -- Gig saw. See Jig saw.

To engender.

A kind of spear or harpoon. See Fishgig.

To fish with a gig.

A playful or wanton girl; a giglot.

A top or whirligig; any little thing that is whirled round in play.

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Usage Examples

I used to be good with kids, but as I get older, I'm grumpy and terrible with them. As for doing a gig at a 6-year old's birthday party, you couldn't pay me enough.

When my dad toured in '91, I think my first gig properly was the Tokyo Dome, 50,000 people indoors. That was pretty scary. I was 12, or 13.

I was fortunate enough to have my kids early, so being a mom always ended up being a better gig than these other parts that came along. So I always justified not really working a lot because I had a family.

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Other Usage Examples

I've never missed a gig yet. Music makes people happy, and that's why I go on doing it - I like to see everybody smile.

Working on 'Gossip Girl' was a fantastic experience. It was my first real gig and I'm thankful for it - I got to learn a lot. I'm glad I got to explore getting comfortable in my own shoes in the background on a show like 'Gossip Girl.'

I can't wait to start something up myself that is actually about giving unsigned bands the exposure they deserve, especially when they travel so far to play the smallest gig they've ever played in their lives.

After a gig I always head back to the hotel, remembering granny's words of wisdom. I cancel the late-night pizza and watch the Jonathan Ross show instead.