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
gar (plural gars)
(obsolete) A spear.
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.
• 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.
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.]
• ARG, Arg., Gra, RGA, arg, rag
GAR
(US) Initialism of Grand Army of the Republic.
GAR (plural GARs)
(biochemistry) Initialism of glycineamide ribonucleotide.
(enzyme) Initialism of glutathione amide reductase.
• 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
25 April 2024
(verb) embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of; “The fugue typifies Bach’s style of composition”
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