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Gagging
- verb - be too tight; rub or press; "This neckband is choking the cat"
- cause to retch or choke
- make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit
- make jokes or quips; "The students were gagging during dinner"
- prevent from speaking out; "The press was gagged"
- struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"
- tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them; "The burglars gagged the home owner and tied him to a chair"
Gaining
- verb - derive a benefit from; "She profited from his vast experience"
- earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month"
- increase (one's body weight); "She gained 20 pounds when she stopped exercising"
- increase or develop; "the peace movement gained momentum"; "the car gathers speed"
- obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; "The home team was gaining ground"; "After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference"
- obtain; "derive pleasure from one's garden"
- reach a destination, either real or abstract;
- rise in rate or price; "The stock market gained 24 points today"
- win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an un
Gallant
- adjective - a man who attends or escorts a woman
- a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
- being attentive to women like an ideal knight
- having or displaying great dignity or nobility; "a gallant pageant"; "lofty ships"; "majestic cities"; "proud alpine peaks"
- lively and spirited; "a dashing hero"
- unflinching in battle or action; "a gallant warrior"; "put up a gallant resistance to the attackers"
Gallina
- noun - small Asiatic wild bird; believed to be ancestral to domestic fowl
Galling
- verb - become or make sore by or as if by rubbing
- causing irritation or annoyance; "tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating delay"; "nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky mosquito"; "swarms of pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled safety catch"; "a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him"; "a vexatious child"; "it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong"
- irritate or vex; "It galls me that we lost the suit"
Gallons
- noun - a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 quarts or 4.545 liters
- United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters
Galvani
- noun - Italian physiologist noted for his discovery that frogs' muscles contracted in an electric field (which led to the galvanic cell) (1737-1798)
Gammons
- noun - hind portion of a side of bacon
- meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)
Ganging
- verb - act as an organized group