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Gigabyte

A unit of computer memory or data storage capacity equal to 1,024 megabytes (230 bytes).

Gig

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

Gigabyte

One billion bytes.

Gig

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

Gigabyte

(SI) 109, one billion (1,000,000,000) bytes. SI symbol: GB
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Gig

A fast light rowboat.

Gigabyte

(computing) A gibibyte or 10243 (1,073,741,824) bytes.

Gig

An object that whirls.

Gigabyte

A unit of information equal to one billion (1,073,741,824) bytes or 1024 megabytes

Gig

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

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

Gig

A pronged spear for fishing or catching frogs.

Gig

A demerit given in the military.

Gig

A job, especially a booking for musicians.

Gig

A gigabyte.

Gig

To ride in a gig.

Gig

To fish for or catch with a gig.

Gig

To catch a fish or frog with a gig.

Gig

To give a military demerit to.

Gig

To work as a musician
"gigging weekends as a piano player in the ski joints" (Joel Oppenheimer).

Gig

Originally (music), a performing engagement by a musician or musical group; a job or role for a performer.
Hey, when are we gonna get that hotel gig again?

Gig

(by extension) Any job, especially one that is freelance or temporary, or done on an on-demand basis.
I had this gig as a file clerk but it wasn’t my style so I left.
That guy’s got a great gig over at the bike shop. He hardly works all day.

Gig

A demerit received for some infraction of a military deportment or dress code.
I received gigs for having buttons of my uniform undone.

Gig

Clipping of gigabyte
This picture is almost a gig; don’t you want to resize it?
My new computer has over 500 gigs of hard drive space.

Gig

Any unit of measurement having the SI prefix giga-.

Gig

(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.

Gig

)|archaic|or|dialectal}} A person with an odd appearance; also, a foolish person.

Gig

Senses relating to enjoyment.

Gig

Fun; frolics.

Gig

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

Gig

Senses relating to vehicles.

Gig

(watercraft)

Gig

A two-wheeled carriage drawn by a single horse.

Gig

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

Gig

(fishing) fishgig or {{en}}.

Gig

(transitive)

Gig

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

Gig

To impose a demerit (on someone) for an infraction of a military deportment or dress code.
His sergeant gigged him for an unmade bunk.

Gig

(intransitive)

Gig

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

Gig

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

Gig

(transitive) To make a joke, often condescendingly, at the expense of (someone); to make fun of.
His older cousin was just gigging him about being in love with that girl from school.

Gig

(intransitive) Sometimes followed by it: to ride in a horse]].

Gig

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

Gig

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

Gig

A fiddle.

Gig

A kind of spear or harpoon. See Fishgig.

Gig

A playful or wanton girl; a giglot.

Gig

A top or whirligig; any little thing that is whirled round in play.
Thou disputest like an infant; go, whip thy gig.

Gig

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

Gig

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.

Gig

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

Gig

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.

Gig

To engender.

Gig

To fish with a gig.

Gig

Long and light rowing boat; especially for racing

Gig

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

Gig

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

Gig

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

Gig

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

Gig

A booking for musicians;
They played a gig in New Jersey

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