Definitions for gadgæd
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
gadgæd(n.)
a goad for driving cattle.
a pointed mining tool for breaking up rock, coal, etc.
Category: Mining
Origin of gad:
1175–1225; ME < ON gaddr spike
gadgæd(interj.)
(used as a mild oath.)
Origin of gad:
1600–10; euphemism for God
Gadgæd(n.)
a son of Jacob and Zilpah. Gen. 30:11.
Category: Bible
one of the twelve tribes of Israel, traditionally descended from him.
Category: Bible
Princeton's WordNet
generalized anxiety disorder, GAD, anxiety reaction(noun)
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
spur, gad(verb)
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"
gallivant, gad, jazz around(verb)
wander aimlessly in search of pleasure
Wiktionary
Gad(ProperNoun)
Seventh son of Jacob, by his wife's handmaid Zilpah.
Gad(ProperNoun)
One of the Israelite tribes, descended from Gad.
Origin: Taboo deformation of God.
Webster Dictionary
Gad(noun)
the point of a spear, or an arrowhead
Gad(noun)
a pointed or wedge-shaped instrument of metal, as a steel wedge used in mining, etc
Gad(noun)
a sharp-pointed rod; a goad
Gad(noun)
a spike on a gauntlet; a gadling
Gad(noun)
a wedge-shaped billet of iron or steel
Gad(noun)
a rod or stick, as a fishing rod, a measuring rod, or a rod used to drive cattle with
Gad(noun)
to walk about; to rove or go about, without purpose; hence, to run wild; to be uncontrolled
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Gad
one of the Jewish tribes inhabiting the E. of the Jordan.
Translations for gad
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
gad(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 flenterAfrikaans
- يَتَجَوَّل دون هَدَفArabic
- търся развлеченияBulgarian
- passear, zanzar, vaguearPortuguese (BR)
- potulovat seCzech
- sich herumtreibenGerman
- føjte; farteDanish
- σουρτουκεύωGreek
- callejear, ir de picos pardos, corretear, pendonearSpanish
- mööda meelelahutuskohti käimaEstonian
- ول گشتن؛ پرسه زدنFarsi
- hurvitellaFinnish
- vadrouillerFrench
- לְשׁוֹטֵט וּלַחֵּפש תַּעֲנוּגוֹתHebrew
- इधर उधर फिरनाHindi
- skitati seCroatian
- csavarogHungarian
- keluyuranIndonesian
- slæpast, flækjastIcelandic
- bighellonareItalian
- ぶらつくJapanese
- 어슬렁거리다Korean
- bastytis,šlaistytisLithuanian
- slaistīties; klaiņot apkārtLatvian
- berjalan-jalanMalay
- rondzwervenDutch
- farte omkringNorwegian
- szwendać sięPolish
- ول گشتن؛ پرسه زدنPersian
- بې هدفه يوه خوا بله خوا ګرزېدل، بې ځايه ګرزېدلPashto
- passear/zanzar, flanear, vaguearPortuguese
- a hoinăriRomanian
- шлятьсяRussian
- potulovať saSlovak
- pohajkovatiSlovenian
- švrljatiSerbian
- stryka (driva) omkringSwedish
- การเที่ยวเตร็ดเตร่ไปวัน ๆThai
- eğlence peşinde koşmakTurkish
- 遊蕩Chinese (Trad.)
- вештатися, тинятисяUkrainian
- مٹر گشتی کرناUrdu
- đi lang thangVietnamese
- 游荡Chinese (Simp.)
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