gad+about

  • 11gad — I. /gæd / (say gad) phrase (gadded, gadding) gad about (or around), to move restlessly or idly from place to place, especially in search of pleasure. {backformation from obsolete gadling companion, from Old English gœdeling} II. /gæd / (say gad)… …

  • 12gad — Synonyms and related words: Ahasuerus, Ancient Mariner, Argonaut, Flying Dutchman, Goliard, Odysseus, Oisin, Ossian, Ulysses, bat, bat around, bird of passage, bum, count ties, divagate, drift, drifter, flit, floater, gad about, gadabout, gadfly …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 13gad — gad1 verb (gads, gadding, gadded) (gad about/around) informal go from place to place in the pursuit of pleasure. Origin ME: back form. from obs. gadling wanderer, vagabond , (earlier) companion , of Gmc origin. gad2 (also by gad) exclamation… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 14gad — verb gadded, gadding gad about/around phrasal verb (I) informal to go out and enjoy yourself, going to many different places, especially when you should be doing something else: While I m at home cooking, he s gadding about with his friends …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 15gad — v Usu. gad about gallivant, run around, flit about; ramble, roam, rove, range, Inf. traipse; wander, meander, saunter, stroll, perambulate, promenade …

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  • 16gad — gad1 [gad] vi. gadded, gadding [LME gadden, to hurry, ? back form. < gadeling, companion in arms < OE gædeling: for IE base see GATHER] to wander about in an idle or restless way, as in seeking amusement n. an act of gadding: chiefly in the …

    English World dictionary

  • 17Gad — Gad, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gadded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gadding}.] [Prob. fr. gad, n., and orig. meaning to drive about.] To walk about; to rove or go about, without purpose; hence, to run wild; to be uncontrolled. The gadding vine. Milton. [1913… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 18Gad Elbaz — (Born 1982) is a famous Israeli singer. He is best known by his #1 hit, Halayla Zeh Hazman (Tonight is the Time) and for being the son of Mizrahi singer Benny Elbaz. Early life Gad Elbaz started his singing career at the age of 4. His first duet… …

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  • 19Gad — can refer to:*Gad (deity), the pan Semitic deity of fortune worshipped during the Babylonian captivity *An abbreviation for the chemical element Gadolinium, or its oxide Gadolinia *The word Gad replaces God in many of The Far Side comic strips by …

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  • 20Gad's Hill School — in Kent, England was formerly Gad s Hill Place, the country home of Charles Dickens. It became an independent, private day school in 1924. School Details The school currently when has about 370 pupils enrolled. Classes range from… …

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