Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "gig" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

small

Derived Terms

captain's gig gig bag gig economy gig house gig work gig worker gig-goer gig-house gig-lamp gig-mill gigful gigger gigging gighouse gigification gigless giglike gigman gigmanity gigography gigster raising gig side gig tub-gig whirligig

Etymologically Related To

geck

Context

computing historical military music slang south england us

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

booking carriage cutter engagement equipage hook implement pinnace rig ship's boat small boat tender

Type Of (IsA)

carriage engagement hook small boat tender

Part Of

fishing gear

Related Terms

sheela-na-gig

Related Terms

act band band engagement band job band play band playing bands bands show beginning beginning giggle catch clubs concert condescending cornwall demerit desirable engagement engender event first first three fish fun giga gigabyte giggle giglot girl impose isles of scilly job joke megabytes mini mini concert music music bands music event musical musical act musical job musical presentation musician musician job musicians musicians playing night one night perform performance performer play playful playing prefix presentation rock rock show role show si spear temporary thousand thousand megabytes three venues wanton

Synonym Network

fizgig giglot spear

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.