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gad
1[gad]
verb (used without object)
to move restlessly or aimlessly from one place to another.
to gad about.
noun
the act of gadding.
Gad
2[gad]
interjection
(used as a mild oath.)
gad
3[gad]
noun
a goad for driving cattle.
a pointed mining tool for breaking up rock, coal, etc.
Gad
4[gad]
noun
(in the Bible) a son of Jacob and Zilpah.
one of the 12 tribes of ancient Israel, traditionally descended from him.
(in the Bible) a Hebrew prophet and chronicler of the court of David.
Gad
1/ ɡæ /
noun
Jacob's sixth son, whose mother was Zilpah, Leah's maid
the Israelite tribe descended from him
the territory of this tribe, lying to the east of the Jordan and extending southwards from the Sea of Galilee
a prophet and admonisher of David (I Samuel 22; II Samuel 24)
gad
2/ ɡæ /
noun
mining a short chisel-like instrument for breaking rock or coal from the face
a goad for driving cattle
a western US word for spur
verb
(tr) mining to break up or loosen with a gad
gad
3/ ɡæ /
verb
(intr; often foll by about or around) to go out in search of pleasure, esp in an aimless manner; gallivant
noun
carefree adventure (esp in the phrase on or upon the gad )
Gad
4/ ɡæ /
noun
an archaic euphemism for God
by Gad!
Other 51Թ Forms
- gadder noun
- gaddingly adverb
- ˈ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of gad1
Origin of gad3
Origin of gad4
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of gad1
Origin of gad2
Example Sentences
The humor doesn’t so much pop as gad about.
“Hold your tongue, you disrespectful old bird! And, Jo, you’d better go at once. It isn’t proper to be gadding about so late with a rattlepated boy like...”
The Americas with Simon Reeve is an amiable travelogue in which a dishy documentarian gads about the US.
But with the big night in sight there's no more time for gadding about.
Our usual presenter Max Rushden was gadding about in Italy this week, so Melissa Rudd was in the Big Chair for this week’s episodes of Football Weekly.
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