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Gad

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Gad 1  (gd)
In the Bible, a son of Jacob and the forebear of one of the tribes of Israel.

Gad 2  (gd)
interj.
Used to express surprise or dismay.

[Alteration of God.]

gad 1  (gd)
intr.v. gad·ded, gad·ding, gads
To move about restlessly and with little purpose. See Synonyms at wander.

[Middle English gadden, to hurry.]

gadder n.

gad 2  (gd)
n.
1. A pointed tool, such as a spike or chisel, used for breaking rock or ore.
2. A goad, as for prodding cattle.
tr.v. gad·ded, gad·ding, gads
To break up (ore, for example) with a gad.

[Middle English, from Old Norse gaddr.]

gad
Verb
[gadding, gadded] (foll. by about, around)to go about in search of pleasure [obsolete gadling companion]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.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 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"
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
Verb1.gad - wander aimlessly in search of pleasure
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"
Translations
gad
v gad [gӕd]
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 potulovat se føjte; farte sich herumtreiben σουρτουκεύω callejear, ir de picos pardos, corretear, pendonear mööda meelelahutuskohti käima ول گشتن؛ پرسه زدن olla jatkuvasti menossa 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 rondzwerven farte omkring szwendać się 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


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Then Joshua began his terrible raid, and from Jericho clear to this Baal- Gad, he swept the land like the Genius of Destruction.
Gad, I have no notion of bruising myself to get rid of anyone's beard; let each one shave himself as best he can; I'm not going to accompany my master on any such long journey; besides, I can't give any help to the shaving of these beards as I can to the disenchantment of my lady Dulcinea.
"Tricked by Gad, that's what I was, tricked by life and made a fool of," he said in a low voice.
 
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