gad+about

  • 21gad|a|bout — «GAD uh BOWT», noun, adjective. Informal. –n. a person who moves about restlessly or goes about looking for pleasure or excitement; person fond of going from place to place. –adj. given to gadding; rambling; wandering: »Gadabout Northerners are… …

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  • 22gad|fly — «GAD FLY», noun, plural flies. 1. a fly that bites cattle, horses, and other animals, and sucks their blood. The horsefly and botfly are two kinds. 2. Figurative. a person who constantly irritates or annoys, especially to bring about changes in… …

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  • 23gad — [v] roam about cruise, gallivant, hit the road*, hit the trail*, jaunt, knock about*, knock around*, maunder, mooch*, ramble, range, rove, run around*, stray, traipse, wander; concepts 149,224 …

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  • 24Gad Tsobari — (or Tsabari) (born 1948) is an Israeli born flyweight freestyle wrestler and a member of Israel s 1972 Olympic team. He finished 12th (of 50) in his event, and was considered a possible medal threat at the Montreal Games of 1976.Tsobari turned… …

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  • 25Gad Ben-Meir — LL.B LL.M (born 1 October, 1931 in Baghdad, Iraq) is an Australian lawyer and former diplomat.BiographyMatriculated in 1948 at Shammash Secondary School, he worked for the next two years as a teacher at the “Alliance Israelite Universelle” in… …

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  • 26gad around — ˌgad aˈbout/aˈround derived (informal, especially BrE) to visit different places and have fun, especially when you should be doing sth else • While he s gadding about around the world, she s at home looking after the children. Main entry:… …

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  • 27gadabout, gad about —   Ki ihele, hele kauhale, ae a wale, lalau.   Also: anau hele, āpo o, po apo apōlā, kamapuka, mā au, pakaulei, paikaulei, paikauhale, kīhei. See vagabond and sayings, kīhei, panau …

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  • 28Gad Guard — Infobox animanga/Header name = Gad Guard caption = The antagonist and protagonist of Gad Guard , Katana and Hajiki, back to back. ja name = ガドガード ja name trans = Gado Gādo genre = Adventure, Mecha, Science FictionInfobox animanga/Anime title =… …

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  • 29gad — {{11}}gad (n.) goad, metal rod, early 13c., from O.N. gaddr spike, nail, from P.Gmc. *gadaz pointed stick (see YARD (Cf. yard) (n.2)). {{12}}gad (v.) to rove about, mid 15c., perhaps a back formation from Middle English gadeling (O.E. gædeling)… …

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  • 30gad — 1. v. & n. v.intr. (gadded, gadding) (foll. by about, abroad, around) go about idly or in search of pleasure. n. idle wandering or adventure (esp. in on the gad). Etymology: back form. f. obs. gadling companion f. OE gaeligdeling f. gaeligd… …

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