"gig" in the noun sense
1. gig
long and light rowing boat especially for racing
2. spear, gig, fizgig, fishgig, lance
an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish
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
5. gig
small two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage with two seats and no hood
6. gig
a booking for musicians
"they played a gig in New Jersey"
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