1. (n.)gist the main or essential point of a matter: the gist of a story.
2. gist the ground of a legal action.
Etymology: (1720–30; < AF (cest action) gist (this matter) lies, der. of OF gesir to lie &indirdesc; L jacēre)
Definition of 'GIST'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)effect, essence, burden, core, gist the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
2. (noun)kernel, substance, core, center, centre, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty-gritty the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story"
Definition of 'GIST'
Webster Dictionary
1. (noun)GIST a resting place
2. (noun)GIST the main point, as of a question; the point on which an action rests; the pith of a matter; as, the gist of a question
Definitions of GIST 
Afrikaans: kern, hoofsaak
Arabic: خُلاصَه، النُّقاط الرَّئي
Bulgarian: същина
Brazilian: resumo
Czech: podstata, jádro
German: das Wesentliche
Danish: hovedpunkt; kerne
Greek: κύρια σημεία, ουσία
Spanish: punto esencial
Estonian: asja olemus
Farsi: لب مطلب
Finnish: ydin
French: essentiel
Hebrew: תמצית
Hindi: तात्पर्य, भावार्थ, सार
Croatian: jezgra, srž
Hungarian: vminek a veleje
Indonesian: inti
Icelandic: aðalatriði, kjarni
Italian: succo
Japanese: 要点
Korean: 요점
Lithuanian: esmė
Latvian: būtība
Malay: inti pati
Dutch: essentie
Norwegian: kjerne, hovedpoeng
Polish: esencja
Persian: لب مطلب
Pashto: اصلى د مطلب بڼه
Portuguese: resumo
Romanian: esenţă
Russian: суть
Slovak: podstata
Slovenian: bistvo
Serbian: suština
Swedish: huvudpunkt, kärna: konten
Thai: ใจความสำคัญ
Turkish: ana fikir,öz, özet
Taiwanese: 要點，主旨
Ukrainian: суть; головне
Urdu: خلاصہ
Vietnamese: lý do chính
Chinese: 要点
