"gimlet" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈɡɪm.lət/ [General-American, UK] Forms: gimlets [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪmlət Etymology: From Middle English gimlet etc., from Old French guinbelet, guimbelet, guibelet, probably a diminutive of the Anglo-Norman wimble, a variation of guimble (“drill”), from the Middle Low German wiemel; continued in New French as gibelet. Cocktail either named after the tool, in reference to its penetrating effects, or British Navy surgeon Thomas Gimlette (1857–1943). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|gimlet}} Middle English gimlet, {{der|en|fro|guinbelet}} Old French guinbelet, {{m|fro|guimbelet}} guimbelet, {{m|fro|guibelet}} guibelet, {{der|en|xno|wimble}} Anglo-Norman wimble, {{m|fro|guimble|t=drill}} guimble (“drill”), {{der|en|gml|wiemel}} Middle Low German wiemel, {{m|fr|gibelet}} gibelet Head templates: {{en-noun}} gimlet (plural gimlets)
  1. A small screw-tipped tool for boring holes. Categories (topical): Tools Translations (tool): τέρετρον (téretron) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), ginbalet (Basque), свре́дел (svrédel) [masculine] (Bulgarian), barrina [feminine] (Catalan), nebozez [masculine] (Czech), vridbor [neuter] (Danish), fretboor [feminine] (Dutch), näveri (Finnish), vrille [feminine] (French), trade [masculine] (Galician), tarabela [feminine] (Galician), binguelete [masculine] (Galician), პატარა ბურღი (ṗaṭara burɣi) (Georgian), ბურღი (burɣi) (Georgian), Nagelbohrer (German), gimléad [masculine] (Irish), succhiello [masculine] (Italian), (kiri) (Japanese), 송곳 (songgot) (Korean), terebra [feminine] (Latin), gimlad [masculine] (Manx), wiri (Maori), بورغو (burgu) (Ottoman Turkish), مته (matte) (Persian), vrin [masculine] (Piedmontese), verruma [feminine] (Portuguese), broca [feminine] (Portuguese), trado [masculine] (Portuguese), бура́вчик (burávčik) [masculine] (Russian), gimleid [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), barrena de mano [feminine] (Spanish), burgu (Turkish), свердлик (sverdlyk) [masculine] (Ukrainian), gimbill [feminine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-gimlet-en-noun-OPbCmbgX Disambiguation of Tools: 40 12 18 30 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 6 9 45 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 36 7 17 39 Disambiguation of 'tool': 100 0
  2. A cocktail, usually made with gin and lime juice. Categories (topical): Cocktails Translations (cocktail): gimlet (Finnish), gimlet [masculine] (French), გიმლეტი (gimleṭi) (Georgian), Gimlet [masculine] (German), ギムレット (gimuretto) (Japanese), gimlet [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-gimlet-en-noun-DQu~FFn2 Disambiguation of Cocktails: 23 46 7 24 Disambiguation of 'cocktail': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: gimlet-eyed, gimlety

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈɡɪm.lət/ [General-American, UK] Forms: gimlets [present, singular, third-person], gimleting [participle, present], gimletting [participle, present], gimleted [participle, past], gimleted [past], gimletted [participle, past], gimletted [past]
Rhymes: -ɪmlət Etymology: From Middle English gimlet etc., from Old French guinbelet, guimbelet, guibelet, probably a diminutive of the Anglo-Norman wimble, a variation of guimble (“drill”), from the Middle Low German wiemel; continued in New French as gibelet. Cocktail either named after the tool, in reference to its penetrating effects, or British Navy surgeon Thomas Gimlette (1857–1943). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|gimlet}} Middle English gimlet, {{der|en|fro|guinbelet}} Old French guinbelet, {{m|fro|guimbelet}} guimbelet, {{m|fro|guibelet}} guibelet, {{der|en|xno|wimble}} Anglo-Norman wimble, {{m|fro|guimble|t=drill}} guimble (“drill”), {{der|en|gml|wiemel}} Middle Low German wiemel, {{m|fr|gibelet}} gibelet Head templates: {{en-verb|past2=gimletted|pres_ptc2=gimletting}} gimlet (third-person singular simple present gimlets, present participle gimleting or gimletting, simple past and past participle gimleted or gimletted)
  1. To pierce or bore holes (as if using a gimlet). Translations (To pierce or bore holes (as if using a gimlet)): boren [feminine] (Dutch), nävertää (Finnish), vriller (French), ბურღვა (burɣva) (Georgian), succhiellare (Italian), verrumar (Portuguese), буравить (buravitʹ) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-gimlet-en-verb-yQkQ1LTu Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 36 7 17 39 Disambiguation of 'To pierce or bore holes (as if using a gimlet)': 97 3
  2. (nautical, transitive) To turn round (an anchor) as if turning a gimlet. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-gimlet-en-verb-Q47Cj9lU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 6 9 45 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 36 7 17 39 Topics: nautical, transport

Noun [Swedish]

Head templates: {{head|sv|nouns||g=c|g2=|head=|sort=}} gimlet c, {{sv-noun|c}} gimlet c
  1. gimlet (cocktail) Wikipedia link: sv:gimlet (drink) Tags: common-gender
    Sense id: en-gimlet-sv-noun-adpj10RF Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "2001, General Hospital (TV soap opera, August 28)",
          "text": "Yeah, a piece of advice — once you’re back in circulation, don’t keep topping off a lady’s vodka gimlet when she’s not looking."
        },
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    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "To pierce or bore holes (as if using a gimlet)",
      "word": "nävertää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "To pierce or bore holes (as if using a gimlet)",
      "word": "vriller"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "burɣva",
      "sense": "To pierce or bore holes (as if using a gimlet)",
      "word": "ბურღვა"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "To pierce or bore holes (as if using a gimlet)",
      "word": "succhiellare"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "To pierce or bore holes (as if using a gimlet)",
      "word": "verrumar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "buravitʹ",
      "sense": "To pierce or bore holes (as if using a gimlet)",
      "word": "буравить"
    }
  ],
  "word": "gimlet"
}

{
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "nouns",
        "3": "",
        "g": "c",
        "g2": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "gimlet c",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "c"
      },
      "expansion": "gimlet c",
      "name": "sv-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swedish",
  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Swedish common-gender nouns",
        "Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Swedish lemmas",
        "Swedish nouns"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "gimlet (cocktail)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "gimlet",
          "gimlet#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "sv:gimlet (drink)"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "gimlet"
}

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