Gig — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

long and light rowing boat; especially for racing

an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡˈɪɡ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡˈɪɡ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡˈɪɡ/

1 syllable Say it as /ɡˈɪɡ/.

Examples

they played a gig in New Jersey

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

spear lance fizgig fishgig

Parts of Speech

noun	long and light rowing boat; especially for racing
noun	an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish
noun	a cluster of hooks (without barbs) that is drawn through a school of fish to hook their bodies; used when fish are not biting
noun	tender that is a light ship's boat; often for personal use of captain
noun	small two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; with two seats and no hood
noun	a booking for musicians “they played a gig in New Jersey”

Word Forms

spear

verb

pierce with a spear

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Auftritt

langes und leichtes Ruderboot; speziell für den Rennsport

🇫🇷French

cabriolet

bateau à rames long et léger; surtout pour la course

🇪🇸Spanish

concierto

bote de remos largo y ligero; especialmente para carreras

🇮🇹Italian

concerto

barca a remi lunga e leggera; soprattutto per le corse

🇳🇱Dutch

optreden

lange en lichte roeiboot; vooral voor racen

🇵🇹Portuguese

show

barco a remo longo e leve; especialmente para corridas

🇷🇺Russian

концерт

длинная и легкая гребная лодка; особенно для гонок

India

🇮🇳Hindi

टमटम

लंबी और हल्की रोइंग नाव; खासकर रेसिंग के लिए

🇧🇩Bengali

গিগ

দীর্ঘ এবং হালকা রোয়িং নৌকা; বিশেষ করে রেসিংয়ের জন্য

🇮🇳Tamil

கிக்

நீண்ட மற்றும் ஒளி படகு படகு; குறிப்பாக பந்தயத்திற்காக

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రదర్శన

పొడవైన మరియు తేలికపాటి రోయింగ్ పడవ; ముఖ్యంగా రేసింగ్ కోసం

🇮🇳Marathi

टमटम

लांब आणि हलकी रोइंग बोट; विशेषतः रेसिंगसाठी

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગીગ

લાંબી અને હળવી રોઇંગ બોટ; ખાસ કરીને રેસિંગ માટે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗಿಗ್

ಉದ್ದ ಮತ್ತು ಹಗುರವಾದ ರೋಯಿಂಗ್ ದೋಣಿ; ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ರೇಸಿಂಗ್ಗಾಗಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഗിഗ്

നീളമുള്ളതും ഭാരം കുറഞ്ഞതുമായ തുഴച്ചിൽ ബോട്ട്; പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് റേസിങ്ങിന്

🇵🇰Urdu

ٹمٹم

لمبی اور ہلکی روئنگ کشتی؛ خاص طور پر ریسنگ کے لیے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

演出

又长又轻的划艇；特别适合赛车

🇯🇵Japanese

ギグ

長くて軽い手漕ぎボート。特にレース用

🇰🇷Korean

작살

길고 가벼운 노 젓는 보트; 특히 경주의 경우

🇻🇳Vietnamese

buổi biểu diễn

thuyền chèo dài và nhẹ; đặc biệt là đua xe

🇹🇭Thai

กิ๊ก

เรือพายที่ยาวและเบา โดยเฉพาะอย่างยิ่งสำหรับการแข่งรถ

🇮🇩Indonesian

dokar

perahu dayung yang panjang dan ringan; khusus untuk balap

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أزعج

قارب تجديف طويل وخفيف. خاصة للسباق

🇮🇷Persian

کنسرت

قایق پارویی بلند و سبک؛ مخصوصا برای مسابقه

🇹🇷Turkish

konser

uzun ve hafif kürekli tekne; özellikle yarış için

🇮🇱Hebrew

חֲלטוּרָה

סירת משוטים ארוכה וקלילה; במיוחד עבור מרוצים

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