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noun
- 1. a live performance by or engagement for a musician or group playing popular or jazz music: "they relied almost entirely on live gigs to earn a livelihood"
- 2. a job, especially one that is temporary or freelance and performed on an informal or on-demand basis: "her husband picked up food-delivery gigs"
verb
- 1. (of a musician or group) perform a gig or gigs: "two or three nights a week we were gigging"
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gig. noun [ C ] uk / ɡɪɡ / us / ɡɪɡ / gig noun [C] (PERFORMANCE) Add to word list. informal. a single performance by a musician or group of musicians, especially playing modern or pop music, or by a comedian (= a performer who makes people laugh, for example by telling jokes or funny stories):
a single performance by a musician or group of musicians, especially playing modern or pop music, or by a comedian (= a performer who makes people laugh, for example by telling jokes or funny stories): play a gig The band is going to Atlanta to play a gig at the Fox Theatre.
Jul 21, 2012 · 1. a. : a long light ship's boat. b. : a rowboat designed for speed rather than for work. 2. : a light 2-wheeled one-horse carriage. 3. : something that whirls or is whirled: such as. a.
GIG definition: a performance of pop or rock music. Learn more.
noun. 1. a light two-wheeled one-horse carriage without a hood. 2. nautical. a light tender for a vessel, often for the personal use of the captain. 3. a long light rowing boat, used esp for racing. 4. a machine for raising the nap of a fabric. verb Word forms: gigs, gigging, gigged. 5. (intransitive) to travel in a gig. 6. (transitive)
Gig definition: a single professional engagement of one or more performers, especially of jazz or rock musicians. See examples of GIG used in a sentence.
A gig is a band's musical performance or an appointment for such a performance. Your band's first gig might be playing at a high school prom. Performers of various kinds book gigs: they arrange to do a show at a specific place and time.
Definition of gig noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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1. A light, two-wheeled carriage drawn by one horse. 2. Nautical. a. A long light ship's boat, usually reserved for use by the ship's captain. b. A fast light rowboat. 3. a. An object that whirls. b. Games A three-digit selection in a numbers game. intr.v. gigged, gig·ging, gigs. To ride in a gig.
