gie1
[gee]
- give.
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gie2
[gee]
- gi.
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gi
or gie
[gee]
- 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.
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Origin of gi
1970–75; shortening of Japanese jūdō-gi jujitsu garb, equivalent to jūdō judo + -gi, combining form of ki to wear
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Examples from the Web for gie
Contemporary Examples
We received messages from Europe that it's time to gie Iran a military threat.
Historical Examples
Gie me the kiss, mither, for a've been waitin' for ye, an' a'll sune be asleep.
A Doctor of the Old School, Part 4Ian Maclaren
What hae ye ever dune to gie a body ony richt to believe in ye?
Heather and SnowGeorge MacDonald
It's ta'en ae colour frae her a'ready, and begud to gie her anither!
Heather and SnowGeorge MacDonald
“Gie me up my bannet, ye whelp,” said the coachman, angrily.
Of course, he got his trade—he had to gie him his trade after that.
St. Cuthbert'sRobert E. Knowles
gie
- a Scot word for give
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gi1
- a loose-fitting white suit worn in judo, karate, and other martial artsa karate gi
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Word Origin
from Japanese -gi costume, from ki to wear
gi2
- Gibraltar
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Gi
- gilbert
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GI1
- plural GIs or GI's a soldier in the US Army, esp an enlisted man
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- conforming to US Army regulations; of standard government issue
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Word Origin
C20: abbrev. of government issue
GI2
g.i.
- gastrointestinal
- glycaemic index
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GI
- gastrointestinal
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