Phonetic Breakdown of "gig"
Learn how to break down "gig" into its phonetic components. Understanding syllables and phonetics helps with pronunciation, spelling, and language learning.
Standard Phonetic Pronunciation:
/ɡɪɡ/
Phonetic representation based on standard dictionaries
IPA Phonetic Pronunciation:
G IH1 G
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Definition of "gig"
Pronunciation: /ɡɪɡ/
Noun
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A performing engagement by a musical group; or, generally, any job or role, especially for a musician or performer.Example: "Hey, when are we gonna get that hotel gig again?"
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(by extension) Any job; especially one that is temporary; or alternately, one that is very desirable.Example: "Hey, that guy's got a great gig over at the bike shop. He hardly works all day"
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A forked spear for catching fish, frogs, or other small animals.Synonyms: leister
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A two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage.
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(South England) A six-oared sea rowing boat commonly found in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
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An open boat used to transport the captain of a ship, the captain's gig.
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A demerit received for some infraction of military dress or deportment codes.Example: "I received gigs for having buttons undone."
Verb
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To fish or catch with a gig, or fish spear.
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To engage in musical performances.Example: "The Stones were gigging around Richmond at the time"
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To make fun of; to make a joke at someone's expense, often condescending.Example: "His older cousin was just gigging him about being in love with that girl from school."
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To impose a demerit for an infraction of a dress or deportment code.Example: "His sergeant gigged him for an unmade bunk."
Pronunciation: /ɡɪɡ/
Noun
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Clipped form of gigabyte.Example: "My new computer has over 500 gigs of hard drive space."
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Any unit having the SI prefix giga-
Pronunciation: /ɡɪɡ/
Noun
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A playful or wanton girl; a giglot.
Pronunciation: /ɡɪɡ/
Verb
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To engender.
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