gar

GAR

abbr.

Grand Army of the Republic

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gar ¹

 (gär)

n.

1. Any of several fishes of the family Lepisosteidae of fresh and brackish waters of North and Central America and Cuba, having an elongated body and long narrow jaws with sharp teeth. Also called garfish, garpike.

2. A needlefish.

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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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gar

(ɡɑː)

n, pl gar or gars

(Animals) short for garpike, garfish

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gar

(ɡɑːr)

vb

(tr) Scot to cause or compel

[from Old Norse]

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gar

(gɑr)

n., pl. (esp. collectively) gar, (esp. for kinds or species) gars.

1. Also called garfish , garpike. any long-jawed freshwater ganoid fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America.

2. needlefish (def. 1).

[1755–65, Amer.; shortened form of garfish]

gar.

garage.

G.A.R.

Grand Army of the Republic.

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gar

Past participle: garred
Gerund: garring

Imperative

gar

gar

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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

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