Definition of jig

• n. - A light, brisk musical movement.
• n. - A light, humorous piece of writing, esp. in rhyme; a farce in verse; a ballad.
• n. - A piece of sport; a trick; a prank.
• n. - A trolling bait, consisting of a bright spoon and a hook attached.
• n. - A small machine or handy tool
• n. - A contrivance fastened to or inclosing a piece of work, and having hard steel surfaces to guide a tool, as a drill, or to form a shield or templet to work to, as in filing.
• n. - An apparatus or a machine for jigging ore.
• v. t. - To sing to the tune of a jig.
• v. t. - To trick or cheat; to cajole; to delude.
• v. t. - To sort or separate, as ore in a jigger or sieve. See Jigging, n.
• n. - To cut or form, as a piece of metal, in a jigging machine.
• v. i. - To dance a jig; to skip about.