dance the hempen jig
To be executed by hangingTo be executed by hanging.
» When Tom saw Mary dancing a jig, he started laughing.
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1 senses(colloquial)To be executed by hanging.
Examples
4 sentencesWhen Tom saw Mary dancing a jig, he started laughing.
Tom burst out laughing when he saw Mary dancing a jig.
deTom brach in Lachen aus, als er Maria Jig tanzen sah. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Would you like me to dance a jig while juggling rubber ducks?
When Tom saw Mary dancing a jig, he burst out in spontaneous laughter.
deAls Tom sah, wie Maria Jig tanzte, brach er unwillkürlich in Lachen aus. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Forms
dances the hempen jig, dancing the hempen jig, danced the hempen jig, danced the hempen jig| Base form | dance the hempen jig · to dance the hempen jig |
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| 3rd person singular | dances the hempen jig |
| Present participle | dancing the hempen jig |
| Past simple | danced the hempen jig |
| Past participle | danced the hempen jig |
irregular
Synonyms
15 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.