GAR

GAR

abbr.

Grand Army of the Republic

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gar ¹  (gär)

n.

1. Any of several ganoid fishes of the family Lepisosteidae of fresh and brackish waters of North and Central America, having long narrow jaws, an elongated body, and a long snout.

2. A similar or related fish, such as the needlefish. Also called garfish, garpike.

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[Short for garfish.]

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gar ²  (gär)

tr.v. garred, gar·ring, gars Scots

To cause or compel.

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[Middle English geren, from Old Norse gera, to make.]

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gar¹

n pl gar, gars

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) short for garpike, garfish

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gar²

vb

(tr) Scot to cause or compel

[from Old Norse]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	gar - primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth billfish, garfish, garpike, Lepisosteus osseus ganoid, ganoid fish - primitive fishes having thick bony scales with a shiny covering genus Lepisosteus, Lepisosteus - type genus of the Lepisosteidae: freshwater gars
	2.	gar - elongate European surface-dwelling predacious fishes with long toothed jaws; abundant in coastal waters needlefish, billfish teleost, teleost fish, teleostan - a bony fish of the subclass Teleostei Belonidae, family Belonidae - ferocious fishes of warm regions resembling but unrelated to the freshwater gars timucu - found in warm waters of western Atlantic