gad

(Anglès)

Intj

An exclamation roughly equivalent to by God, goodness gracious, for goodness' sake.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To move from one location to another in an apparently random and frivolous manner.
2. To run with the tail in the air, bent over the back, usually in an attempt to escape the warble fly.

Noun

One who roams about idly; a gadabout.

Noun

A greedy and/or stupid person.

Noun

1. (UK, US, dialectal, especially) A goad, a sharp-pointed rod for driving cattle, horses, etc, or one with a whip or thong on the end for the same purpose.
2. (UK, US, dialectal) A rod or stick, such as a fishing rod or a measuring rod.
3. (especially) A pointed metal tool for breaking or chiselling rock.
4. (obsolete) A metal bar.
5. (dated) An indeterminate measure of metal produced by a furnace, sometimes equivalent to a bloom weighing around 100 pounds.
6. A spike on a gauntlet; a gadling.

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ɡæd/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: gadden

Heretat de anglès mitjà: gade

Heretat de anglès antic: gada

Cognat amb neerlandès: gade

Cognat amb alemany: Gatte

Heretat de anglès mitjà: gad

In summary

Euphemistic alteration of God.

Conceptes

vagar

vagabundejar

Sinònims

wander

spur

roam

rove

gallivant

ramble

hang about

jazz around

goad

laze

loiter

play

range

recreate

saunter

swan

🦢

tramp

travel

trimmer

walk

🚶

wanderer

travel about

dirft

son of Jacob

cutting knife

parting tool

diffusion knife

steel wedge

chipper

g.a.d.

chisel

drift

explore

fool around

gaff

go out

hang around

jollify