geld
verb (used with object)
to castrate (an animal, especially a horse).
gelded
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past participleof geld.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof geld.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
geldverb (used with object)to castrate (an animal, especially a horse).
Example Sentences
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Gem was gelded, or castrated, as a young horse, a common practice for competition horses, because it generally makes them calmer, safer and more manageable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026
The unicorns are being gelded, reins pulled in, their horns knocked off with a croquet mallet....Realism is rapidly setting in.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2022
He supports Servis’s desire to take a long view with a horse that is without breeding value because he is a gelded New Jersey-bred.
From New York Times ● Mar. 4, 2016
Got Even returned $3.40 and $3.20, while Durango Flier was another 2 1/2 lengths back in third and paid $15.60 to show at 61-1 odds in his first start since being gelded.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 4, 2014
At the corral the stock horses snorted at us and rubbed their heads against the bars, and Specklebottom took a kick at a gelded friend just to keep in practice.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
