gar

[ gahr ]

/ gɑr /

noun, plural (especially collectively) gar, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) gars.

Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.

needlefish(def 1).

Words nearby gar

gaping, gaposis, gapped scale, gapper, gapping, gar, gar., garage, garage band, garage sale, garageman

Origin of gar

1755–65, Americanism; shortened form of garfish

Definition for gar (2 of 4)

gar²

[ gahr ]

/ gɑr /

verb (used with object), garred, gar·ring.

Scot. to compel or force (someone) to do something.

Scot. and North England Obsolete. to do, perform, or cause.

Origin of gar

1250–1300; Middle English geren, garren, gairen < Old Norse gera to do, make; akin to Old English gearwian to prepare

Definition for gar (3 of 4)

gar.

garage.

Definition for gar (4 of 4)

G.A.R.

Grand Army of the Republic.

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Examples from the Web for gar

"GAR Balks at Southern Flag in Parade," reported The Baltimore Sun.
Star-Spangled Confederates: How Southern Sympathizers Decided Our National Anthem|Jefferson Morley|July 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Upon this another of the foreign merchants cries, By gar, if they will not have it at all, we must throw it overboard!
A History of Caricature and Grotesque|Thomas Wright
Yea, as thou saidst of the learned heathen, Oude gar allelois symphona physiologousis.
Letters to Dead Authors|Andrew Lang
I will say this for Gar'ner, that he is as reasonable a young man, when he does an odd job, as any one I know.
The Sea Lions|James Fenimore Cooper

Gai me dschingerdum ab demende, hi gar dschadscho, gai miri romni hass mando, gowe hi dschadscho.
The English Gipsies and Their Language|Charles G. Leland
I would begin on the upper works of the schooner first, Captain Gar'ner, resarvin' the spars, though they would burn the freest.
The Sea Lions|James Fenimore Cooper

British Dictionary definitions for gar (1 of 2)

gar¹

/ (ɡɑː) /

noun plural gar or gars

short for garpike, garfish

British Dictionary definitions for gar (2 of 2)

gar²

/ (ɡɑːr) /

verb

(tr) Scot to cause or compel

Word Origin for gar

from Old Norse

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gar

noun, plural (especially collectively) gar, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) gars.

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Words nearby gar

Origin of gar

Definition for gar (2 of 4)

verb (used with object), garred, gar·ring.

Origin of gar

Definition for gar (3 of 4)

Definition for gar (4 of 4)

Examples from the Web for gar

British Dictionary definitions for gar (1 of 2)

noun plural gar or gars

British Dictionary definitions for gar (2 of 2)

verb

Word Origin for gar