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mig

1 American  
[mig] / mɪg /
Or migg

noun

Chiefly Northern, North Midland, and Western U.S.
  1. a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.

  2. (used with a singular verb) migs, the game of marbles.


MiG 2 American  
[mig] / mɪg /
Or Mig,

noun

  1. any of several Russian-built fighter aircraft, as the MiG-15, a jet used in the Korean War.


MiG British  
/ mɪɡ /

noun

  1. any of various types of Russian and former Soviet fighter aircraft

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of mig1

Perhaps variant of mib with g from game 1

Origin of MiG2

Named after Artem Mi(koyan) and Mikhail G(urevich), Russian aircraft designers

Example Sentences

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Here is her answer: Det Udklip Du sendte mig passer ikke altsammen.

From Time Magazine Archive

Hardy sang the popular "Folkevise," beginning— "Det var en L�rdag aften Jeg sad og vented dig Du loved mig at komme vist Men kom dog ej til mig."

From A Danish Parsonage by Vicary, John Fulford

Each mig being just forty-five minutes in length.

From Wanted—7 Fearless Engineers! by Tremaine, Frederick Orlin

And Lassen has: Cas: Tirr mig ei mer; jeg kunde glemme mig.

From An Essay Toward a History of Shakespeare in Norway by Ruud, Martin Brown

For andre er jeg d�d fra denne stund, og de for mig som skygger blot skal v�re.

From An Essay Toward a History of Shakespeare in Norway by Ruud, Martin Brown