gad

Gad ¹

 (găd)

In the Bible, a son of Jacob and the forebear of one of the tribes of Israel.

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Gad ²

 (găd)

interj.

Used to express surprise or dismay.

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[Alteration of God.]

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gad ¹

 (găd)

intr.v. gad·ded, gad·ding, gads

To move about restlessly or with little purpose, especially in search of pleasure or amusement. See Synonyms at wander.

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[Middle English gadden, to hurry.]

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gad′der n.

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gad ²

 (găd)

n.

1. A pointed tool, such as a spike or chisel, used for breaking rock or ore.

2. Archaic A goad, as for prodding cattle.

tr.v. gad·ded, gad·ding, gads

To break up (ore, for example) with a gad.

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[Middle English, from Old Norse gaddr.]

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gad

(ɡæd)

vb, gads, gadding or gadded

(intr; often foll by about or around) to go out in search of pleasure, esp in an aimless manner; gallivant

n

carefree adventure (esp in the phrase on or upon the gad)

[C15: back formation from obsolete gadling companion, from Old English, from gæd fellowship; related to Old High German gatuling]

ˈgadder n

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gad

(ɡæd)

n

1. (Mining & Quarrying) mining a short chisel-like instrument for breaking rock or coal from the face

2. a goad for driving cattle

3. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) a western US word for spur¹

vb, gads, gadding or gadded

(Mining & Quarrying) (tr) mining to break up or loosen with a gad

[C13: from Old Norse gaddr spike; related to Old High German gart, Gothic gazds spike]

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Gad

(ɡæd)

n, interj

an archaic euphemism for God: by Gad!.

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Gad

(ɡæd)

n

1. (Bible)

a. Jacob's sixth son, whose mother was Zilpah, Leah's maid

b. the Israelite tribe descended from him

c. the territory of this tribe, lying to the east of the Jordan and extending southwards from the Sea of Galilee

2. (Bible) a prophet and admonisher of David (I Samuel 22; II Samuel 24)

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gad¹

(gæd)

v.i. gad•ded, gad•ding. a

to move aimlessly from one place to another in search of pleasure or amusement: to gad about.

[1425–75; late Middle English]

gad²

(gæd)

n.

1. a goad for driving cattle.

2. a pointed mining tool for breaking up rock, coal, etc.

[1175–1225; Middle English < Old Norse gaddr spike]

gad

(gæd)

interj.

(used as a mild oath.)

[1600–10; euphemism for God]

Gad

(gæd)

n.

1. a son of Jacob and Zilpah. Gen. 30:11.

2. one of the twelve tribes of Israel, traditionally descended from him.

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gad

Past participle: gadded
Gerund: gadding

Imperative

gad

gad

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	GAD - an anxiety disorder characterized by chronic free-floating anxiety and such symptoms as tension or sweating or trembling or lightheadedness or irritability etc that has lasted for more than six months anxiety reaction, generalized anxiety disorder anxiety disorder - a cover term for a variety of mental disorders in which severe anxiety is a salient symptom
	2.	gad - a sharp prod fixed to a rider's heel and used to urge a horse onward; "cowboys know not to squat with their spurs on" spur boot - footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg goad, prod - a pointed instrument that is used to prod into a state of motion rowel - a small spiked wheel at the end of a spur
Verb	1.	gad - wander aimlessly in search of pleasure gallivant, jazz around rove, stray, roam, vagabond, wander, swan, ramble, range, drift, tramp, cast, roll - move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment; "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They rolled from town to town"

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gad

verb (usually with about or around) gallivant, wander, roam, run around, ramble, rove, range, go walkabout (Austral.), stravaig (Scot. & Northern English dialect) Don't think I'll just wait here for you while you gad about.

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gad

verb

To move about at random, especially over a wide area:

drift, gallivant, meander, peregrinate, ramble, range, roam, rove, stray, traipse, wander.

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Translations

يَتَجَوَّل دون هَدَف

potulovat se

farteføjte

sich herumtreiben

vadrouiller

slæpast, flækjast

bighellonaregironzolare

šlaistytis

klaiņot apkārtslaistīties

farte omkring

eğlence peşinde koşmak

游荡

gad

¹ [gæd] VI to gad about → callejear, salir de picos pardos

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gad

² (o.f.) [gæd] EXCL (also by gad) → ¡cáspita!

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gad

interj (by) gad! (old) → bei Gott! (old)

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gad

(gӕd) – past tense, past participle ˈgadded: gad about/around verb

to go around to one place after another (usually in order to amuse oneself). She's forever gadding about now that the children are at school. rond flenter يَتَجَوَّل دون هَدَف търся развлечения passear, zanzar, vaguear potulovat se sich herumtreiben føjte; farte σουρτουκεύω callejear, ir de picos pardos, corretear, pendonear mööda meelelahutuskohti käima ول گشتن؛ پرسه زدن hurvitella vadrouiller לְשׁוֹטֵט וּלַחֵּפש תַּעֲנוּגוֹת इधर उधर फिरना skitati se csavarog keluyuran slæpast, flækjast bighellonare ぶらつく 어슬렁거리다 bastytis, šlaistytis slaistīties; klaiņot apkārt berjalan-jalan rondzwervenfarte omkring szwendać się بې هدفه يوه خوا بله خوا ګرزېدل، بې ځايه ګرزېدل passear/zanzar, flanear, vaguear a hoinări шляться potulovať sa pohajkovati švrljati stryka (driva) omkring การเที่ยวเตร็ดเตร่ไปวัน ๆ eğlence peşinde koşmak 遊蕩 вештатися, тинятися مٹر گشتی کرنا đi lang thang 游荡

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