Boat vs. Gig — What's the Difference?

A boat is a watercraft of a large range of types and sizes, but generally smaller than a ship, which is distinguished by its larger size, shape, cargo or passenger capacity, or its ability to carry boats. Small boats are typically found on inland waterways such as rivers and lakes, or in protected coastal areas.

A light, two-wheeled carriage drawn by one horse.

A relatively small, usually open craft of a size that might be carried aboard a ship.

A long light ship's boat, usually reserved for use by the ship's captain.

An inland vessel of any size.

A fast light rowboat.

A ship or submarine.

An object that whirls.

A dish shaped like a boat

(Games)A three-digit selection in a numbers game.

To travel by boat.

An arrangement of barbless hooks that is dragged through a school of fish to hook them in their bodies.

To ride a boat for pleasure.

A pronged spear for fishing or catching frogs.

To transport by boat.

A demerit given in the military.

To place in a boat.

A job, especially a booking for musicians.

A craft used for transportation of goods, fishing, racing, recreational cruising, or military use on or in the water, propelled by oars or outboard motor or inboard motor or by wind.

A gigabyte.

(poker slang) A full house.

To ride in a gig.

A vehicle, utensil, or dish somewhat resembling a boat in shape.

To fish for or catch with a gig.

(chemistry) One of two possible conformations of cyclohexane rings (the other being chair), shaped roughly like a boat.

To catch a fish or frog with a gig.

The refugee boats arriving in Australian waters, and by extension, refugees generally.

To give a military demerit to.

(intransitive) To travel by boat.

To work as a musician

(transitive) To transport in a boat.

Originally (music), a performing engagement by a musician or musical group; a job or role for a performer.

(transitive) To place in a boat.

(by extension) Any job, especially one that is freelance or temporary, or done on an on-demand basis.

A small open vessel, or water craft, usually moved by cars or paddles, but often by a sail.

A demerit received for some infraction of a military deportment or dress code.

Hence, any vessel; usually with some epithet descriptive of its use or mode of propulsion; as, pilot boat, packet boat, passage boat, advice boat, etc. The term is sometimes applied to steam vessels, even of the largest class; as, the Cunard boats.

Clipping of gigabyte

A vehicle, utensil, or dish, somewhat resembling a boat in shape; as, a stone boat; a gravy boat.

Any unit of measurement having the SI prefix giga-.

To transport in a boat; as, to boat goods.

(obsolete) A top which is made to spin by tying a piece of string around it and then throwing it so that the string unwinds rapidly; a whipping-top.

To place in a boat; as, to boat oars.

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To go or row in a boat.

Senses relating to enjoyment.

A small vessel for travel on water

Fun; frolics.

A dish (often boat-shaped) for serving gravy or sauce

(obsolete) A fanciful impulse; a whim; also, a joke.

Ride in a boat on water

Senses relating to vehicles.

(watercraft)

A two-wheeled carriage drawn by a single horse.

(obsolete) A frivolous, playful, or wanton young woman; a giglet or giglot.

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(transitive)

(music) To play (a musical instrument) at a gig.

To impose a demerit (on someone) for an infraction of a military deportment or dress code.

(intransitive)

To engage in a musical performance, act in a theatre production, etc.

(by extension) To work at any job, especially one that is freelance or temporary, or done on an on-demand basis.

(transitive) To make a joke, often condescendingly, at the expense of (someone); to make fun of.

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(transitive) To spear (fish, etc.) with a gig or fizgig.

(intransitive) To catch or fish with a gig or fizgig.

A fiddle.

A kind of spear or harpoon. See Fishgig.

A playful or wanton girl; a giglot.

A top or whirligig; any little thing that is whirled round in play.

A light carriage, with one pair of wheels, drawn by one horse; a kind of chaise.

A long, light rowboat, generally clinkerbuilt, and designed to be fast; a boat appropriated to the use of the commanding officer; as, the captain's gig.

A rotatory cylinder, covered with wire teeth or teasels, for teaseling woolen cloth.

A job for a specified, usually short period of time; - used especially for the temporary engagements of an entertainer, such as a jazz musician or a rock group; as, a one-week gig in Las Vegas.

To engender.

To fish with a gig.

Long and light rowing boat; especially for racing

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

A cluster of hooks (without barbs) that is drawn through a school of fish to hook their bodies; used when fish are not biting

Tender that is a light ship's boat; often for personal use of captain

Small two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; with two seats and no hood

A booking for musicians;