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1.nounA performing engagement by a musical group; or, generally, any job or role, especially for a musician or performer."Hey, when are we gonna get that hotel gig again?"
2.noun(by extension) Any job; especially one that is temporary; or alternately, one that is very desirable."Hey, that guy's got a great gig over at the bike shop. He hardly works all day"
3.nounA forked spear for catching fish, frogs, or other small animals.
4.nounA two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage.
5.noun(South England) A six-oared sea rowing boat commonly found in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
6.nounAn open boat used to transport the captain of a ship, the captain's gig.
7.nounA demerit received for some infraction of military dress or deportment codes."I received gigs for having buttons undone."
8.verbTo fish or catch with a gig, or fish spear.
9.verbTo engage in musical performances."The Stones were gigging around Richmond at the time"
10.verbTo make fun of; to make a joke at someone's expense, often condescending."His older cousin was just gigging him about being in love with that girl from school."
11.verbTo impose a demerit for an infraction of a dress or deportment code."His sergeant gigged him for an unmade bunk."