Moby Thesaurus. Grady Ward. 1996.
gad about/around — [phrasal verb] gad about/around or gad about/around (somewhere) : to move or travel without a plan or purpose He spent several months gadding about Europe after college. • • • Main Entry: ↑gad … Useful english dictionary
gad about — ˌgad aˈbout/aˈround derived (informal, especially BrE) to visit different places and have fun, especially when you should be doing sth else • While he s gadding about around the world, she s at home looking after the children. Main entry:… … Useful english dictionary
gad about/around — informal go from place to place in the pursuit of pleasure. → gad … English new terms dictionary
gad about — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. ramble, wander, roam, stray. See deviation, travel … English dictionary for students
gad — [gæd] v past tense and past participle gadded present participle gadding gad about/around phr v [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: Probably frpm gadling person who goes along with you, wanderer (11 18 centuries), from Old English gAdeling] informal to go… … Dictionary of contemporary English
gad — ► VERB (gadded, gadding) (gad about/around) informal ▪ go around from one place to another seeking pleasure and entertainment. ORIGIN from obsolete gadling «wanderer, vagabond», from Germanic … English terms dictionary
gad — I [[t]gæd[/t]] v. i. gad•ded, gad•ding. a to move aimlessly from one place to another in search of pleasure or amusement: to gad about[/ex] • Etymology: 1425–75; late ME II gad [[t]gæd[/t]] n. 1) a goad for driving cattle 2) min a pointed mining… … From formal English to slang
gad — gad1 gadder, n. gaddingly, adv. /gad/, v., gadded, gadding, n. v.i. 1. to move restlessly or aimlessly from one place to another: to gad about. n. 2. the act of gadding. [1425 75; late ME gadden, perh. back formation from gadeling companion in… … Universalium
gad — [[t]gæ̱d[/t]] gads, gadding, gadded VERB If you gad about, you go to a lot of different places looking for amusement or entertainment. [INFORMAL] [V about/out] Don t think you ll keep me here while you gad about. [Also V adv/prep, V] Syn:… … English dictionary
gad — I. /gæd / (say gad) phrase (gadded, gadding) gad about (or around), to move restlessly or idly from place to place, especially in search of pleasure. {backformation from obsolete gadling companion, from Old English gœdeling} II. /gæd / (say gad)… …
