Definition of gad Gad
/gæˈd/ - [gatd] - Gad
We found 21 definitions of gad from 7 different sources.
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| gad - a sharp prod fixed to a rider's heel and used to urge a horse onward; "cowboys know not to squat with their spurs on" | ||
| spur | ||
| goad, prod a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something; "the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves" | ||
| boot a form of foot torture in which the feet are encased in iron and slowly crushed | ||
| gad - an anxiety disorder characterized by chronic free-floating anxiety and such symptoms as tension or sweating or trembling or lightheadedness or irritability etc that has lasted for more than six months | ||
| generalized anxiety disorder, GAD, anxiety reaction | ||
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| gad - wander aimlessly in search of pleasure | ||
| gallivant, jazz around | ||
| rove, vagabond, roam, ramble, swan, stray, tramp, wander, range, drift, cast, roll sweep majestically; "Airplanes were swanning over the mountains" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- gad (Noun)
A sharp-pointed object; a goad. - gad (Noun)
A metal bar. - gad (Noun)
A pointed metal tool for breaking or chiselling rock, especially in mining. - gad (Noun)
An indeterminate measure of metal produced by a furnace, perhaps equivalent to the bloom, perhaps weighing around 100 pounds. - gad (Verb)
To move from one location to another in an apparently random and frivolous manner.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- gad (n.)
The point of a spear, or an arrowhead. - gad (n.)
A pointed or wedge-shaped instrument of metal, as a steel wedge used in mining, etc. - gad (n.)
A sharp-pointed rod; a goad. - gad (n.)
A spike on a gauntlet; a gadling. - gad (n.)
A wedge-shaped billet of iron or steel. - gad (n.)
A rod or stick, as a fishing rod, a measuring rod, or a rod used to drive cattle with. - gad (n.)
To walk about; to rove or go about, without purpose; hence, to run wild; to be uncontrolled.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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gad
gad, n. a pointed bar of steel: a tool used in mining: a graver: a rod or stick, a goad: the bar across a Scotch condemned cell, on which the iron ring ran which fastened the shackles—also Gade, Gaid.—n. Gad′ling, one of the spikes on the knuckles of a gauntlet.—Upon the gad (Shak.), upon the spur of the moment. [Ice. gadd-r, a spike.] -
gad
gad, interj. a minced form of God.—interjs. Gad′so, an exclamation of surprise; Gad′zooks, an obsolete minced oath -
gad
gad, v.i. to rove about restlessly: to wander or ramble in speech, &c., to straggle in growth:—pr.p. gad′ding; pa.p. gad′ded.—ns. Gad, Gad′about, one who walks idly about; Gad′der.—adv. Gad′dingly—n. Gad′dishness. [Prob. conn. with gad in gadfly; or obsolete gadling, vagabond.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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gad
A goad; the point of a spear or pike.
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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gad
The point of a spear, or an arrowhead; a steel spike on the knuckle of a gauntlet.
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