ALL meanings of gavel
gav·el
G g - noun gavel A small mallet with which an auctioneer, a judge, or the chair of a meeting hits a surface to call for attention or order. 1
- noun gavel feudal rent or tribute. 1
- verb with object gavel to chair (a legislative session, convention, meeting, etc.). 1
- verb with object gavel to request or maintain (order at a meeting) by striking a gavel. to begin or put into effect (a legislative session, motion, etc.) by striking a gavel. 1
- noun gavel judge's mallet 1
- noun gavel auctioneer's hammer 1
- countable noun gavel A gavel is a small wooden hammer that the person in charge of a law court, an auction, or a meeting bangs on a table to get people's attention. 0
- noun gavel a small hammer used by a chairman, auctioneer, etc, to call for order or attention 0
- noun gavel a hammer used by masons to trim rough edges off stones 0
- noun gavel a small mallet rapped on the table by a presiding officer in calling for attention or silence, or by an auctioneer 0
- verb transitive gavel to strike with or as with a gavel 0
- verb transitive gavel to cause (a meeting) to end, be in order, etc. by striking a gavel 0
- intransitive verb gavel to strike a gavel 0