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1gag verb gagged; gag·ging 1 : to restrict use of the mouth with a gag

2 : to prevent from speaking freely

3 : to retch or cause to retch

4 : OBSTRUCT, CHOKE

5 : BALK

6 : to make quips

— gag·ger noun

Synonyms

heave, spit up, throw up, vomit—more at VOMIT

2gag noun 1 : something thrust into the mouth esp. to prevent speech or outcry

2 : an official check or restraint on free speech

3 : a laugh-provoking remark or act

4 : PRANK, TRICK

Synonyms

crack, jest, joke, laugh, pleasantry, quip, sally, waggery, wisecrack, witticism—more at JOKE

1gage noun 1 : a token of defiance; especially : a glove or cap cast on the ground as a pledge of combat

2 : something deposited as a pledge of performance : SECURITY

Synonyms

guarantee, guaranty, pawn, pledge, security—more at PLEDGE

2gage variant of GAUGE

gag·gle noun [ORIGIN: ME gagyll, fr. gagelen to cackle]

1 : a flock of geese

2 : an unorganized group

gai·ety noun, plural -eties 1 : festive activity : MERRYMAKING

2 : MERRIMENT

3 : dressy or showy clothing and jewels : FINERY

Synonyms

[1] conviviality, festivity, jollification, merriment, merrymaking, revelry—more at MERRYMAKING

[3] array, best, bravery, caparison, feather, finery, frippery, full dress, regalia—more at FINERY

gai·ly adverb : in a gay manner

Synonyms

cheerfully, happily, heartily, jovially, merrily, mirthfully; also blithely, breezily, brightly; cheerily, gladly; good-naturedly

Antonyms

bleakly, cheerlessly, darkly, heavily, miserably, morosely, unhappily

exuberantly, jauntily, sprightly; also friskily, playfully; briskly, crisply; breezily

Antonyms

dully, inanimately, sluggishly, tardily

flamboyantly, flashily, jauntily, rakishly; also gaudily, loud, loudly; fancily, gallantly, ornately; nattily, neatly, smartly; conspicuously, luridly, strikingly; splendidly

Antonyms

conservatively, plain, quietly

1gain noun 1 : resources or advantage acquired or increased : PROFIT

2 : ACQUISITION, ACCUMULATION

3 : an increase in amount, magnitude, or degree

Synonyms

[1] earnings, lucre, net, payoff, proceeds, profit, return—more at PROFIT

[3] accretion, addition, augmentation, boost, expansion, increase, increment, plus, proliferation, raise, rise, supplement—more at INCREASE

2gain verb 1 : to get possession of usu. by effort, merit, or craft : EARN

2 : WIN <~ a victory>

3 : to increase in <~ momentum>

4 : PERSUADE

5 : to arrive at

6 : ACHIEVE <~ strength>

7 : to run fast

8 : PROFIT

9 : INCREASE

10 : to improve in health

— gain·er noun

Synonyms

[1] acquire, attain, capture, carry, draw, earn, garner, get, land, make, obtain, procure, realize, secure, win—more at EARN

[3] build, gather, grow, pick up; also accrue, accumulate, amass; excite, stimulate; enhance, enrich, maximize; boost, jack (up), mount, step up

Antonyms

decrease (in), lose

[10] convalesce, heal, mend, rally, recover, recuperate, snap back—more at CONVALESCE

gain·ful adjective : productive of gain : PROFITABLE

— gain·ful·ly adverb

Synonyms

fat, lucrative, profitable, remunerative—more at PROFITABLE

gain·say verb -said ; -say·ing; -says [ORIGIN: ME gainsayen, fr. gain- against + -sayen to say]

1 : to declare to be untrue or invalid : DENY

2 : to speak against

— gain·say·er noun

Synonyms

contradict, deny, disallow, disavow, disclaim, negate, negative, reject, repudiate—more at DENY

gait noun : manner of moving on foot; also : a particular pattern or style of such moving

— gait·ed adjective

gai·ter noun 1 : a leg covering reaching from the instep to ankle, mid-calf, or knee

2 : an overshoe with a fabric upper

3 : an ankle-high shoe with elastic gores in the sides

1gal noun : a young unmarried woman : GIRL

2gal abbreviation gallon

Gal abbreviation Galatians

ga·la noun : a festive celebration : FESTIVITY

— gala adjective

Synonyms

carnival, celebration, festival, festivity, fete, fiesta, jubilee—more at FESTIVAL

ga·lac·tic adjective : of or relating to a galaxy

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