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- [gaf]
- /gæf/
- /ɡæf/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [gaf]
- /gæf/
Definitions of gaff word
- noun gaff harsh treatment or criticism: All the gaff he took never made him bitter. 1
- verb with object gaff Slang. to cheat; fleece. 1
- idioms gaff stand / take the gaff, Slang. to weather hardship or strain; endure patiently. 1
- verb without object gaff British Slang. to gamble, especially to indulge in petty gambling, as to toss coins. 1
- noun gaff A stick with a hook,or a barbed spear, for landing large fish. 1
- noun gaff fishing: harpoon 1
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Origin of gaff
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English < Middle French gaffe, gaff < Provençal gaf hook, gaff, noun derivative of gafar to seize (compare Medieval Latin gaffare), probably < Germanic (Visigothic) *gaff-, perhaps derivative from base of Gothic giban give
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Parts of speech for Gaff
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
gaff popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
gaff usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for gaff
noun gaff
- gear — Machinery. a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion. an assembly of such parts. one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction: first gear; reverse gear. a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine: steering gear.
- means — to have in mind as one's purpose or intention; intend: I meant to compliment you on your work. Synonyms: contemplate.
- appliance — An appliance is a device or machine in your home that you use to do a job such as cleaning or cooking. Appliances are often electrical.
- mechanism — an assembly of moving parts performing a complete functional motion, often being part of a large machine; linkage.
- machine — an apparatus consisting of interrelated parts with separate functions, used in the performance of some kind of work: a sewing machine.
verb gaff
- incarcerate — to imprison; confine.
- seize — to take hold of suddenly or forcibly; grasp: to seize a weapon.
- apprehend — If the police apprehend someone, they catch them and arrest them.
- detain — When people such as the police detain someone, they keep them in a place under their control.
- jail — a prison, especially one for the detention of persons awaiting trial or convicted of minor offenses.
Antonyms for gaff
noun gaff
- refusal — an act or instance of refusing.
- liberation — the act of liberating or the state of being liberated.
- release — to lease again.
- freedom — the state of being free or at liberty rather than in confinement or under physical restraint: He won his freedom after a retrial.
- rise — to get up from a lying, sitting, or kneeling posture; assume an upright position: She rose and walked over to greet me. With great effort he rose to his knees.
verb gaff
- liberate — to set free, as from imprisonment or bondage.
- misunderstand — to take (words, statements, etc.) in a wrong sense; understand wrongly.
- loosen — to unfasten or undo, as a bond or fetter.
- take up — the act of taking.
- activate — If a device or process is activated, something causes it to start working.
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