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Noun gig has 6 senses
- gig - long and light rowing boat; especially for racing
--1 is a kind of small boat
- spear, gig, fizgig, fishgig, lance - an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish
--2 is a kind of implement
--2 is a member of
--2 has particulars: harpoon; leister
- 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
--3 is a kind of hook
--3 is a part of
- gig - tender that is a light ship's boat; often for personal use of captain
--4 is a kind of tender, ship's boat, pinnace, cutter
- gig - small two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; with two seats and no hood
--5 is a kind of carriage, equipage, rig
- gig - a booking for musicians; "they played a gig in New Jersey"
--6 is a kind of engagement, booking
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