gig

noun (a gig, gigs); verb (gig, gigs, gigged, gigging — informal)

«gig» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

(informal) A live music show or performance by a band or comedian: We went to a gig. tree →
(informal) A job, especially a short or one-off one: a summer gig. tree →
(informal) Short for gigabyte: a 64-gig phone. tree →
(old) A light two-wheeled carriage pulled by one horse. tree →
(verb, informal) To play live music shows. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday talk teenagers go to gigs and musicians «play a gig»; adults talk about «the gig economy» — work done as many small paid jobs; in computing «gig» = gigabyte. Phrases: «play a gig», «go to a gig», «a paid gig», «gig economy».

Examples

My brother's band is playing its first gig on Friday. tree →
We went to a gig at the town hall. tree →
Mum got a gig painting a mural. tree →
This tablet has 128 gigs of storage. tree →
The comedian had a gig in Dublin. tree →
In the old story, the doctor drove a pony and gig. tree →

Note

Informal. Plural «gigs». «Gig» for a computer measure is short for gigabyte (GB). In maths, «a 64-gig phone with 20 gigs used» leaves 44 gigs.

On Mova

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