To move suddenly or quickly; rove about.n. The common name for species of the genus Ficus, and for their fruit.n. A name given to various plants having a fruit somewhat resembling the fig.n. A florideous alga, Callithamnion floridulum.n. The fig-tree.n. A raisin.n. In farriery, an excrescence on the frog of a horse's foot following a bruise.n. A contemptuous gesture, pretended to be of Spanish origin, which consisted in thrusting out the thumb between the first and second fingers. Also called fig of Spain and fico.n. As a colloquial standard of value or consideration, the merest trifle; the least bit: as, your opinion is not worth a fig; I don't care a fig for it.To insult with ficos, or contemptuous motions of the fingers. See fig, n., 7, and fico.To put into the head of, as something worthless or useless.n. Dress; equipment: used chiefly in the phrase in full fig, in full or official dress.n. Hence Condition; state of preparation or readiness: as, the horse is in good fig for the race.To dress or deck: as, to fig one out.To trick or hocus, as a horse, so as to make the animal appear lively or spirited, as by putting a piece of ginger into the anus.A common abbreviation of figure.n. In soap-making, same as figging.n. An abbreviation of figurative or of figuratively.