"gar" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɡɑː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɡɑɹ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gar.wav Forms: gars [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ) Etymology: Clipping of garfish. Etymology templates: {{clipping of|en|garfish}} Clipping of garfish. Head templates: {{en-noun}} gar (plural gars)
  1. (especially US, Canada) Any of several North American fish of the family Lepisosteidae that have long, narrow jaws. Tags: Canada, US, especially Categories (lifeform): Beloniform fish, Holostean fish Translations (a North or Central American fish of the family Lepisosteidae): luuhauki (Finnish), Knochenhecht [masculine] (German), kajmánhal (Hungarian), gar [masculine] (Portuguese), peixe-lagarto [masculine] (Portuguese), па́нцирник (páncirnik) [masculine] (Russian), па́нцирная щу́ка (páncirnaja ščúka) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-gar-en-noun-9MZf9wqO Disambiguation of Beloniform fish: 79 15 6 Disambiguation of Holostean fish: 80 14 6 Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 16 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 27 22 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 16 entries: 1 15 24 7 6 4 2 1 1 1 8 3 0 0 2 1 2 1 2 3 1 1 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 19 20 8 6 4 1 0 1 1 9 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 4 1 0 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of 'a North or Central American fish of the family Lepisosteidae': 93 7
  2. (especially UK, Ireland) A garfish, Belone belone. Tags: Ireland, UK, especially
    Sense id: en-gar-en-noun-q28EhbbF Categories (other): British English, Irish English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (the European fish Belone belone): ζαργάνα (zargána) [feminine] (Greek), peixe-agulha [masculine] (Portuguese), agulha [feminine] (Portuguese), сарга́н (sargán) [masculine] (Russian)
Etymology number: 1 Derived forms: alligator gar (taxonomic: Atractosteus spatula), broadhead gar (taxonomic: Atractosteus spp.), Cuban gar (taxonomic: Atractosteus tristoechus), Florida gar (taxonomic: Lepisosteus platyrhincus), freshwater gar (Xenentodon cancila, garfish (taxonomic: Lepisosteidae spp.), garpike (taxonomic: Lepisosteidae spp.), gator gar (taxonomic: Atractosteus spatula), king gar (taxonomic: Scomberesox scombroides), longnose gar (taxonomic: Lepisosteus osseus), Malawi gar (taxonomic: Lichnochromis acuticeps), needle-nose gar (taxonomic: Lepisosteus osseus), ocean gar (taxonomic: Makaira nigricans), shortnose gar (taxonomic: Lepisosteus platostomus), silver gar (taxonomic: Strongylura maritima), slender gar (taxonomic: Lepisosteus spp.), spotted gar (taxonomic: Lepisosteus oculatus), tropical gar (taxonomic: Atractosteus tropicus) Disambiguation of 'the European fish Belone belone': 45 55

Verb

IPA: /ɡɑː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɡɑɹ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gar.wav Forms: gars [present, singular, third-person], garring [participle, present], gart [participle, past], gart [past]
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English garren, gerren, from Old Norse gera, gerva (Swedish göra, Danish gøre), from Proto-Germanic *garwijaną. Compare yare; but also Old Cornish gorra (“put, place, set”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|garren}} Middle English garren, {{der|en|non|gera}} Old Norse gera, {{cog|sv|göra}} Swedish göra, {{cog|da|gøre}} Danish gøre, {{der|en|gem-pro|*garwijaną}} Proto-Germanic *garwijaną, {{cog|oco||gorra|put, place, set}} Old Cornish gorra (“put, place, set”) Head templates: {{en-verb|gars|garring|gart}} gar (third-person singular simple present gars, present participle garring, simple past and past participle gart)
  1. (now chiefly UK dialectal) To make, compel (someone to do something); to cause (something to be done). Tags: UK, dialectal Related terms: by gar
    Sense id: en-gar-en-verb-jVgpAISK Categories (other): British English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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        "2": "garfish"
      },
      "expansion": "Clipping of garfish.",
      "name": "clipping of"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Clipping of garfish.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "gars",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "expansion": "gar (plural gars)",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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        "American English",
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      ],
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        {
          "ref": "1967, George K. Reid, edited by Herbert S. Zim and George S. Fichter, Pond Life, New York: Golden Press, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 128:",
          "text": "Gars are long, slender, predatory fishes of quiet waters east of the Rockies.",
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        }
      ],
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        "Any of several North American fish of the family Lepisosteidae that have long, narrow jaws."
      ],
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          "Lepisosteidae",
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        ]
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        "(especially US, Canada) Any of several North American fish of the family Lepisosteidae that have long, narrow jaws."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Canada",
        "US",
        "especially"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "British English",
        "Irish English"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A garfish, Belone belone."
      ],
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        [
          "garfish",
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        ],
        [
          "Belone belone",
          "Belone belone#Translingual"
        ]
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        "(especially UK, Ireland) A garfish, Belone belone."
      ],
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        "Ireland",
        "UK",
        "especially"
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      "tags": [
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    },
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ɡɑɹ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
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      "rhymes": "-ɑː(ɹ)"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a North or Central American fish of the family Lepisosteidae",
      "word": "luuhauki"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a North or Central American fish of the family Lepisosteidae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Knochenhecht"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a North or Central American fish of the family Lepisosteidae",
      "word": "kajmánhal"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a North or Central American fish of the family Lepisosteidae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a North or Central American fish of the family Lepisosteidae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "peixe-lagarto"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "páncirnik",
      "sense": "a North or Central American fish of the family Lepisosteidae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "páncirnaja ščúka",
      "sense": "a North or Central American fish of the family Lepisosteidae",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "па́нцирная щу́ка"
    },
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      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "zargána",
      "sense": "the European fish Belone belone",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ζαργάνα"
    },
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "the European fish Belone belone",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "peixe-agulha"
    },
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "the European fish Belone belone",
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      "word": "agulha"
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      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sargán",
      "sense": "the European fish Belone belone",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "сарга́н"
    }
  ],
  "word": "gar"
}

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      "expansion": "Swedish göra",
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        "1": "oco",
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      "form": "gars",
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        "present",
        "singular",
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      "form": "gart",
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        "participle",
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    },
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  ],
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        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
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        {
          "ref": "1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book XX:",
          "text": "I shall firste begyn at Sandwyche, and there I shall go in my shearte, barefoote, and at every ten myles ende I shall founde and gar make an house of religious, of what order that ye woll assygne me [...].",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1885, Sir Richard Burton, The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Night 15:",
          "text": "Time gars me tremble. Ah, how sore the baulk! / While Time in pride of strength cloth ever stalk [...].",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "To make, compel (someone to do something); to cause (something to be done)."
      ],
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          "make"
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        "(now chiefly UK dialectal) To make, compel (someone to do something); to cause (something to be done)."
      ],
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        "UK",
        "dialectal"
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      "ipa": "/ɡɑː/",
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
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      "ipa": "/ɡɑɹ/",
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      "rhymes": "-ɑː(ɹ)"
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}

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