Jig vs. Rig — What's the Difference?

(mining) To sort or separate, as ore in a jigger or sieve.

(US) A large truck such as a semi-trailer truck.

The jig (Irish: port, Scottish Gaelic: port-cruinn) is a form of lively folk dance in compound metre, as well as the accompanying dance tune. It first gained popularity in 16th-century Scotland and Northern England, and was quickly adopted on mainland Europe where it eventually became the final movement of the mature Baroque dance suite (the French gigue; Italian and Spanish giga).

Provide (a sailing boat) with sails and rigging

Any of various lively dances in triple time.

Set up (equipment or a device or structure), typically in a makeshift or hasty way

The music for such a dance. Also called gigue.

Provide (someone) with clothes of a particular type

A joke or trick. Used chiefly in the phrase The jig is up.

Manage or conduct (something) fraudulently so as to gain an advantage

A typically metal fishing lure with one or more hooks, usually deployed with a jiggling motion on or near the bottom.

The particular way in which a sailing boat's masts, sails, and rigging are arranged

An apparatus for cleaning or separating crushed ore by agitation in water.

A device or piece of equipment designed for a particular purpose

A device for guiding a tool or for holding machine work in place.

A person's costume, outfit, or style of dress

Used as a disparaging term for a black person.

A truck.

To dance or play a jig.

A trick or swindle.

To move or bob up and down jerkily and rapidly.

To provide with a harness or equipment; fit out.

To operate a jig.

To equip (a ship) with sails, shrouds, and yards.

To bob or jerk (something) up and down or to and fro.

To fit (sails or shrouds, for example) to masts and yards.

To machine (an object) with the aid of a jig.

(Informal) To dress, clothe, or adorn

To separate or clean (ore) by shaking a jig.

To make or construct in haste or in a makeshift manner

(music) A light, brisk musical movement; a gigue.

To manipulate dishonestly for personal gain

A lively dance in 6/8 (double jig), 9/8 (slip jig) or 12/8 (single jig) time; a tune suitable for such a dance. By extension, a lively traditional tune in any of these time signatures. Unqualified, the term is usually taken to refer to a double (6/8) jig.

(Nautical) The arrangement of masts, spars, and sails on a sailing vessel.

A dance performed by one or sometimes two individual dancers, as opposed to a dance performed by a set or team.

Special equipment or gear used for a particular purpose.

(fishing) A type of lure consisting of a hook molded into a weight, usually with a bright or colorful body.

A truck or tractor.

A device in manufacturing, woodworking, or other creative endeavors for controlling the location, path of movement, or both of either a workpiece or the tool that is operating upon it. Subsets of this general class include machining jigs, woodworking jigs, welders' jigs, jewelers' jigs, and many others.

A tractor-trailer.

(mining) An apparatus or machine for jigging ore.

A vehicle with one or more horses harnessed to it.

(obsolete) A light, humorous piece of writing, especially in rhyme; a farce in verse; a ballad.

The special apparatus used for drilling oil wells and extracting the oil.

(obsolete) A trick; a prank.

Western US See saddle.

A black person.

(Informal) A costume or an outfit

To move briskly, especially as a dance.

Fishing tackle.

To move with a skip or rhythm; to move with vibrations or jerks.

(nautical) The rigging of a sailing ship or other such craft.

(fishing) To fish with a jig.

Special equipment or gear used for a particular purpose.

To sing to the tune of a jig.

The special apparatus used for drilling wells.

To trick or cheat; to cajole; to delude.

(informal) A costume or an outfit.

To cut or form, as a piece of metal, in a jigging machine.

A personal computer, typically one modified for looks.

To skip school or be truant (Australia, Canadian Maritimes)

An imperfectly castrated horse, sheep etc.

A light, brisk musical movement.

(slang) Radio equipment, especially a citizen's band transceiver.

A light, humorous piece of writing, esp. in rhyme; a farce in verse; a ballad.

(animation) A model outfitted with parameterized controls for animation.

A piece of sport; a trick; a prank.

A ridge.

A trolling bait, consisting of a bright spoon and a hook attached.

(obsolete) A wanton; one given to unbecoming conduct.

A small machine or handy tool

A promiscuous woman.

To sing to the tune of a jig.

(obsolete) A sportive or unbecoming trick; a frolic.

To trick or cheat; to cajole; to delude.

(obsolete) A blast of wind.

To cut or form, as a piece of metal, in a jigging machine.

An algebraic structure similar to a ring, but without the requirement that every element have an additive inverse.

To dance a jig; to skip about.

(transitive) To fit out with a harness or other equipment.

To move with a skip or rhythm; to move with vibrations or jerks.

To equip and fit (a ship) with sails, shrouds, and yards.

Music in three-four time for dancing a jig

To move (a heavy object) with the help of slings, hoists, block and tackle, levers, or similar equipment.

Any of various old rustic dances involving kicking and leaping

To dress or clothe in some costume.

Dance a quick dance with leaping and kicking motions

(transitive) To make or construct something in haste or in a makeshift manner.

(transitive) To manipulate something dishonestly for personal gain or discriminatory purposes.

To make free with; hence, to steal; to pilfer.

To outfit a model with controls for animation.

To play the wanton; to act in an unbecoming manner; to play tricks.

A ridge.

The peculiar fitting in shape, number, and arrangement of sails and masts, by which different types of vessels are distinguished; as, schooner rig, ship rig, etc. See Illustration in Appendix.

Dress; esp., odd or fanciful clothing.

A romp; a wanton; one given to unbecoming conduct.

A sportive or unbecoming trick; a frolic.

A blast of wind.

To furnish with apparatus or gear; to fit with tackling.

To dress; to equip; to clothe, especially in an odd or fanciful manner; - commonly followed by out.

To play the wanton; to act in an unbecoming manner; to play tricks.

To make free with; hence, to steal; to pilfer.

Gear (including necessary machinery) for a particular enterprise

A truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together

Formation of masts, spars, sails, etc., on a vessel

A set of clothing (with accessories);

Gear used in fishing

A vehicle with four wheels drawn by two or more horses

The act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme;

Arrange the outcome of by means of deceit;

Manipulate in a fraudulent manner;

Connect or secure to;

Equip with sails, masts, etc.;