bait vs gig

bait

verb
  • To affix bait to a trap or a fishing hook or fishing line. 

  • To intentionally annoy, torment, or threaten by constant rebukes or threats; to harass. 

  • (of a person) To stop to take a portion of food and drink for refreshment during a journey. 

  • To attract with bait; to entice. 

  • (of a horse or other animal) To take food, especially during a journey. 

  • To set dogs on (an animal etc.) to bite or worry; to attack with dogs, especially for sport. 

adj
  • Well-known; famous; renowned. 

  • Obvious; blatant. 

noun
  • Food containing poison or a harmful additive to kill animals that are pests. 

  • A light or hasty luncheon. 

  • A packed lunch. 

  • A post intended to get a rise out of others. 

  • Anything which allures; something used to lure or entice someone or something into doing something 

  • A small meal taken mid-morning while farming. 

  • Any substance, especially food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, trap, or net. 

  • A portion of food or drink, as a refreshment taken on a journey; also, a stop for rest and refreshment. 

  • A miner's packed meal. 

gig

verb
  • To catch or fish with a gig or fizgig. 

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

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

  • Sometimes followed by it: to ride in a gig (“a two-wheeled carriage drawn by a single horse”). 

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

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

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

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

noun
  • A two-wheeled carriage drawn by a single horse. 

  • Originally (music), a performing engagement by a musician or musical group; (by extension, film, television, theater) a job or role for a performer. 

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

  • Synonym of fishgig or fizgig (“a spear with a barb on the end of it, used for catching fish, frogs, or other small animals”). 

  • Any job, especially one that is freelance or temporary, or done on an on-demand basis. 

  • Any unit of measurement having the SI prefix giga-. 

  • A small, narrow, open boat carried in a larger ship, and used for transportation between the ship and the shore, another vessel, etc. 

  • A similar rowing boat or sailboat, especially one used for racing; specifically, a six-oared sea rowing boat commonly found in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. 

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