Thesaurus: gad

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1. n. The point of a spear, or an arrowhead.
2. n. A pointed or wedge-shaped">wedge-shaped instrument of metal, as a steel wedge used in mining, etc.
3. n. A sharp-pointed rod; a goad.
4. n. A spike on a gauntlet; a gadling.
5. n. A wedge-shaped billet of iron or steel.
6. n. A rod or stick, as a fishing rod, a measuring rod, or a rod used to drive cattle with.
7. n. To walk about; to rove or go about, without purpose; hence, to run wild; to be uncontrolled.
8. n. an anxiety disorder characterized by chronic free-floating anxiety and such symptoms as tension or sweating or trembling or lightheadedness or irritability etc. that has lasted for more than six months
9. n. a sharp prod fixed to a rider's heel and used to urge a horse onward
10. v. wander aimlessly in search of pleasure
11. 1. The point of a spear, or an arrowhead. 2. A pointed or wedge-shaped">wedge-shaped instrument of metal, as a steel wedge used in mining, etc. I will go get a leaf of brass, And with a gad of steel will write these words. Shak. 3. A pointed">sharp-pointed rod; a goad. 4. A spike on a gauntlet; a gadling. Fairholt. 5. A wedge-shaped billet of iron or steel. [Obs.] Flemish steel . . . some in bars and some in gads. Moxon. 6. A rod or stick, as a fishing rod, a measuring rod, or a rod used to drive cattle with. [Prov. Eng. Local, U.S.] Halliwell. Bartlett. Upon the gad, upon the spur of the moment; hastily. [Obs.] "All this done upon the gad!" Shak. To walk about; to rove or go about, without purpose; hence, to run wild; to be uncontrolled. "The gadding vine." Milton. Why gaddest thou about so much to change thy way Jer. ii. 36.
12. To walk about; to rove or go about, without purpose; hence, torun wild; to be uncontrolled. "The gadding vine." Milton.Why gaddest thou about so much to change thy way Jer. ii. 36.