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Meaning of gig

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  gig
      n 1: long and light rowing boat; especially for racing
      2: an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching
         fish [syn: {spear}, {gig}, {fizgig}, {fishgig}, {lance}]
      3: 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: tender that is a light ship's boat; often for personal use of
         captain
      5: small two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; with two seats and no
         hood
      6: a booking for musicians; "they played a gig in New Jersey"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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