gad
/ɡæd/
interjection
- 1
An exclamatory interjection roughly equivalent to by God, goodness gracious, for goodness' sake.
noun
- 1
One who roams about idly; a gadabout.
verb
- 1
To move from one location to another in an apparently random and frivolous manner.
Synonyms
noun
- 1
A greedy and/or stupid person.
“Get over here, ye good-for-nothing gadǃ”
noun
- 1
A sharp-pointed object; a goad.
- 2
A metal bar.
- 3
A pointed metal tool for breaking or chiselling rock.
- 4
An indeterminate measure of metal produced by a furnace, perhaps equivalent to the bloom, perhaps weighing around 100 pounds.
- 5
A spike on a gauntlet; a gadling.
- 6
A rod or stick, such as a fishing rod, a measuring rod, or a rod used to drive cattle with.
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