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gig

/ɡɪɡ/noun1 syllable

Gig means: an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish.

Synonyms for gig4

noun, as in an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish

spear, fizgig, fishgig, lance

What does gig mean?6

noun

1

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

2

long and light rowing boat; especially for racing

3

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

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

5

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

6

a booking for musicians“they played a gig in New Jersey”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with gig?12

one syllable

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Gig in a sentence

  • Save for the cold in the hall, the gig was good.yessoos
  • We invited our parents to the gig, and almost all of them came.sundown
  • If you've got nothing planned, why not come to the gig with us?sundown
  • We have a gig at the club tomorrow night.darinmex
  • They handed out free earplugs at the gig.sundown
  • The volume at the gig was ear-splitting.sundown
  • How did you get a gig like that?CM
  • Sami took part in a big modeling gig.OsoHombre

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Forms of gig

as a noun

plural
gigs