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gi
1[ gee ]
noun
- a lightweight, two-piece, usually white garment worn by barefooted martial-arts participants, consisting of loose-fitting pants and a wraparound jacket with cloth belt.
Gi
2- gilbert; gilberts.
GI
3[ jee-ahy ]
noun
- a member or former member of the U.S. armed forces, especially an enlisted soldier.
adjective
- rigidly adhering to military regulations and practices; regimented; spit-and-polish:
a platoon leader who tried to be more GI than anyone else.
- of a standardized style or type issued by the U.S. armed forces:
GI shoes; GI blankets.
- conforming to the regulations or practices of the U.S. armed forces:
Every recruit must get a GI haircut.
- of, relating to, or characteristic of a U.S. enlisted person:
a typical peacetime GI complaint.
verb (used with object)
- to clean in preparation for inspection:
to GI the barracks.
verb (used without object)
- to follow military regulations and customs closely; shape up:
You'd better learn to GI if you want to be promoted.
gi.
4abbreviation for
- gill; gills.
G.I.
5abbreviation for
- galvanized iron.
- gastrointestinal.
- general issue.
- government issue.
gi
1the internet domain name for
- Gibraltar
GI
2noun
- GIsGI's a soldier in the US Army, esp an enlisted man
adjective
- conforming to US Army regulations; of standard government issue
GI
3abbreviation for
- gastrointestinal
- glycaemic index
gi
4/ ɡiː /
noun
- a loose-fitting white suit worn in judo, karate, and other martial arts
a karate gi
Gi
5abbreviation for
- gilbert
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Example Sentences
The congressman traces his belief in Santa Claus back 40 years, when he was a student going to college “on the GI Bill.”
The gastrointestinal (GI) tract performs different digestive functions are various different locations.
Asked if he knew the names of the newborn quadruplets, Merritt recalled two: gi—a karate outfit—and po—a chamber pot.
This egalitarian impulse was in part driven by people returning from WW II and Korea, many of whom benefited from the GI Bill.
This was further augmented by the GI bill, which also provided low-interest loans to returning veterans.
There's my Dick, an' he wor only ten year older, I'd gi him to yer, wi a right good wull—that a' wud.
"If ye hadn't gi'n me warnin', Liz, that there stun'd about fixed me," he remarked.
"Happen he gi' him both, and throwed in th' Litany," shouted another.
"If yo'll gi' me th' letter, I'll tak' it an' thank yo'," said Joan.
We can gi' thee a bed if thou likes: it's no but a poor one, but it's none so bad—eh, lass?
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