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tig

verb
/tɪɡ/

Etymology

Dialectal variant of tick, from Middle English ticken, tiken. More at tick.

  1. inherited from ticken

Definitions

  1. To touch lightly or playfully

    To touch lightly or playfully; to trifle, dally.

  2. A light touch

    A light touch; a tap or pat.

  3. The children's game of tag.

    • One evening when playing tig she had put her hands over his eyes: long and white and thin and cold and soft.
  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. A capacious, flat-bottomed drinking cup, generally with four handles, formerly used for…

      A capacious, flat-bottomed drinking cup, generally with four handles, formerly used for passing around the table at convivial entertainment.

    2. Acronym of tungsten inert gas

      Acronym of tungsten inert gas; pertaining to TIG welding.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA