gad
1[ gad ]
/ gæd /
verb (used without object), gad·ded, gad·ding.
to move restlessly or aimlessly from one place to another: to gad about.
noun
the act of gadding.
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Origin of gad
1OTHER WORDS FROM gad
gad·der, noungad·ding·ly, adverbDefinition for gad (2 of 4)
gad2
[ gad ]
/ gæd /
noun
a goad for driving cattle.
a pointed mining tool for breaking up rock, coal, etc.
Origin of gad
21175–1225; Middle English < Old Norse gaddr spike; cognate with Gothic gazds
Definition for gad (3 of 4)
Gad1
or gad
[ gad ]
/ gæd /
interjection
(used as a mild oath.)
Origin of Gad
1First recorded in 1600–10; euphemism for God
Definition for gad (4 of 4)
Gad2
[ gad ]
/ gæd /
noun
a son of Zilpah. Gen. 30:11.
one of the twelve tribes of Israel, traditionally descended from him.
a Hebrew prophet and chronicler of the court of David. II Sam. 24:11–19.
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British Dictionary definitions for gad (1 of 4)
gad1
/ (ɡæd) /
verb gads, gadding or gadded
(intr; often foll by about or around) to go out in search of pleasure, esp in an aimless manner; gallivant
noun
carefree adventure (esp in the phrase on or upon the gad)
Derived forms of gad
gadder, nounWord Origin for gad
C15: back formation from obsolete gadling companion, from Old English, from gæd fellowship; related to Old High German gatuling
British Dictionary definitions for gad (2 of 4)
gad2
/ (ɡæd) /
noun
mining a short chisel-like instrument for breaking rock or coal from the face
a goad for driving cattle
a western US word for spur (def. 1)
verb gads, gadding or gadded
(tr) mining to break up or loosen with a gad
Word Origin for gad
C13: from Old Norse gaddr spike; related to Old High German gart, Gothic gazds spike
British Dictionary definitions for gad (3 of 4)
British Dictionary definitions for gad (4 of 4)
Gad2
/ (ɡæd) /
noun Old Testament
- Jacob's sixth son, whose mother was Zilpah, Leah's maid
- the Israelite tribe descended from him
- the territory of this tribe, lying to the east of the Jordan and extending southwards from the Sea of Galilee
a prophet and admonisher of David (I Samuel 22; II Samuel 24)
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