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1. (v.i.) gad
to move aimlessly from one place to another in search of pleasure or amusement:
to gad about.
2. (n.) gad
a goad for driving cattle.
3. gad
a pointed mining tool for breaking up rock, coal, etc.
4. (interj.) gad
(used as a mild oath.)
5. (n.) gad
a son of Jacob and Zilpah. Gen. 30:11.
6. gad
one of the twelve tribes of Israel, traditionally descended from him.
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) generalized anxiety disorder, GAD, anxiety reaction
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
2. (verb) spur, 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"
3. (verb) gallivant, gad, jazz around
wander aimlessly in search of pleasure
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) gad
the point of a spear, or an arrowhead
2. (noun) gad
a pointed or wedge-shaped instrument of metal, as a steel wedge used in mining, etc
3. (noun) gad
a sharp-pointed rod; a goad
4. (noun) gad
a spike on a gauntlet; a gadling
5. (noun) gad
a wedge-shaped billet of iron or steel
6. (noun) gad
a rod or stick, as a fishing rod, a measuring rod, or a rod used to drive cattle with
7. (noun) gad
to walk about; to rove or go about, without purpose; hence, to run wild; to be uncontrolled
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. gad
one of the Jewish tribes inhabiting the E. of the Jordan.
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Sense: 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.
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 Afrikaans: rond flenter |
 Arabic: يَتَجَوَّل دون هَدَف |
 Bulgarian: търся развлечения |
 Brazilian: passear, zanzar, vaguear |
 Czech: potulovat se |
 German: sich herumtreiben |
 Danish: føjte; farte |
 Greek: σουρτουκεύω |
 Spanish: callejear, ir de picos pa |
 Estonian: mööda meelelahutuskohti k |
 Farsi: ول گشتن؛ پرسه زدن |
 Finnish: hurvitella |
 French: vadrouiller |
 Hebrew: לְשׁוֹטֵט וּלַחֵּפש תַּעֲ |
 Hindi: इधर उधर फिरना |
 Croatian: skitati se |
 Hungarian: csavarog |
 Indonesian: keluyuran |
 Icelandic: slæpast, flækjast |
 Italian: bighellonare |
 Japanese: ぶらつく |
 Korean: 어슬렁거리다 |
 Lithuanian: bastytis,šlaistytis |
 Latvian: slaistīties; klaiņot apkā |
 Malay: berjalan-jalan |
 Dutch: rondzwerven |
 Norwegian: farte omkring |
 Polish: szwendać się |
 Persian: ول گشتن؛ پرسه زدن |
 Pashto: بې هدفه يوه خوا بله خوا ګ |
 Portuguese: passear/zanzar, flanear, |
 Romanian: a hoinări |
 Russian: шляться |
 Slovak: potulovať sa |
 Slovenian: pohajkovati |
 Serbian: švrljati |
 Swedish: stryka (driva) omkring |
 Thai: การเที่ยวเตร็ดเตร่ไปวัน ๆ |
 Turkish: eğlence peşinde koşmak |
 Taiwanese: 遊蕩 |
 Ukrainian: вештатися, тинятися |
 Urdu: مٹر گشتی کرنا |
 Vietnamese: đi lang thang |
 Chinese: 游荡 |
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