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gig

noun

1 gig

Long and light rowing boat; especially for racing.

Roget 273: ship, vessel, sail; craft, bottom.    navy, marine, fleet, flotilla; shipping.    man of war etc. (combatant) 726; ... show more

2 gig

An implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish.

synonyms: fishgig, fizgig, lance, spear.

3 gig

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

4 gig

Tender that is a light ship's boat; often for personal use of captain.

Polish: gig

5 gig

Small two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; with two seats and no hood.

Dutch: concert, optreden, schnabbel

6 gig

A booking for musicians.

Dutch: schnabbel


Moby thesaurus: angle, appointment, bait the hook, berth, billet, bob, clam, dap, dib, dibble, drive, employment, engagement, fish, fly-fish, go fishing, grig, guddle, incumbency, jack ... show more.

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