plural of jig saw

(obsolete, transitive and intransitive, dialect, West Country and Australia) Synonym of jack up.

simple past tense and past participle of jig up

present participle of jig up

(idiomatic) Alternative form of the jig is up [for one].

(colloquial) To be executed by hanging.

(archaic) To be executed by hanging.

A power saw with fine teeth and a narrow blade which can cut curves in wood or metal. / A jigsaw puzzle. / Something that can be compared to a jigsaw puzzle.

(transitive) To cut something using a jigsaw.

A type of puzzle in which the aim is to reconstruct a picture that has been cut (originally, with a jigsaw) into many small interlocking pieces.