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gig

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1. gig - Noun

2. gig - Verb

Meaning

A fiddle.

To engender.

A kind of spear or harpoon. See Fishgig.

To fish with a gig.

A playful or wanton girl; a giglot.

A top or whirligig; any little thing that is whirled round in play.

A light carriage, with one pair of wheels, drawn by one horse; a kind of chaise.

A long, light rowboat, generally clinkerbuilt, and designed to be fast; a boat appropriated to the use of the commanding officer; as, the captain's gig.

A rotatory cylinder, covered with wire teeth or teasels, for teaseling woolen cloth.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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they played a gig in New Jersey Source: Internet

” (2019, not rated), British filmmaker Ken Loach explores the stresses of the gig economy through the experiences of a British working-class family. Source: Internet

"AB-5 unintentionally has pushed all of the risks and all of the costs of a vibrant gig economy onto lower- and middle-income individuals, those who would benefit most from flexibility to work around the restrictive policies." Source: Internet

About a quarter of the way through the gig, Koenig and co. opted to take it a little easier, giving the audience a chance to both catch their breath and wipe their sweat. Source: Internet

AB 5 was intended to prevent exploitation of gig workers and provide clarification after the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in the ruling redefining employment. Source: Internet

A 2005 tour included a gig at Glastonbury that Costello considered to be so dreadful that he said "I don't care if I ever play England again. Source: Internet

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