GAR

needlefish, gar, billfish

(noun) elongate European surface-dwelling predacious fishes with long toothed jaws; abundant in coastal waters

gar, garfish, garpike, billfish, Lepisosteus osseus

(noun) primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology 1

Noun

gar (plural gars)

(obsolete) A spear.

Etymology 2

Noun

gar (plural gars)

(especially, US, Canada) Any of several North American fish of the family Lepisosteidae that have long, narrow jaws.

(especially, UK, Ireland) A garfish, Belone belone.

Usage notes

• The European species was the original gar, and the North American gars were named after it, with other common names also shared between the two. In modern usage an attempt has been made to restrict "gar" to the North American fish and "garfish" to the European ones, but both names can be found for both types. Context can help: the North American gars are freshwater fish of a very primitive type, while the European gars are saltwater fish known for their green bones and their association with mackerel in folklore.

Etymology 3

Verb

gar (third-person singular simple present gars, present participle garring, simple past and past participle gart)

(now chiefly UK dialectal) To make, compel (someone to do something); to cause (something to be done). [14th-19th c.]

Anagrams

• ARG, Arg., Gra, RGA, arg, rag

Proper noun

GAR

(US) Initialism of Grand Army of the Republic.

Noun

GAR (plural GARs)

(biochemistry) Initialism of glycineamide ribonucleotide.

(enzyme) Initialism of glutathione amide reductase.

Anagrams

• ARG, Arg., Gra, RGA, arg, rag

Source: Wiktionary

Gar, n. Etym: [Prob. AS. gar dart, spear, lance. The name is applied to the fish on account of its long and slender body and pointed head. Cf. Goad, Gore, v.] (Zoöl.) (a) Any slender marine fish of the genera Belone and Tylosurus. See Garfish. (b) The gar pike. See Alligator gar (under Alligator), and Gar pike. Gar pike, or Garpike (Zoöl.), a large, elongated ganoid fish of the genus Lepidosteus, of several species, inhabiting the lakes and rivers of temperate and tropical America.

Gar, v. t. Etym: [Of Scand. origin. See Gear, n.]

Definition: To cause; to make. [Obs. or Scot.] Spenser.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition