gá — meaning in English
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English meaning
- gaff noun A pole with a large hook on the end, used to pull large fish out of the water.
- need noun A requirement for something essential or important.
- radius noun A straight line from the center of a circle or sphere to its edge, or the length of that line.
- ray noun A narrow beam of light or other radiation.
- requirement noun Something that is necessary or must be met before something else can happen.
- spear noun A weapon consisting of a long shaft with a sharp point, used for thrusting or throwing.
Senses
gá is used for these senses in English:
- gaff A tool consisting of a large metal hook with a handle or pole, especially the one used to pull large fish aboard a boat.
- need (countable, and, uncountable) A requirement for something; something needed.
- radius (geometry) The length of this line segment.
- ray (botany) A radiating part of a flower or plant; the marginal florets of a compound flower, such as an aster or a sunflower; one of the pedicels of an umbel or other circular flower cluster; radius.
- requirement A necessity or prerequisite; something required or obligatory. Its adpositions are generally of in relation to who or what has given it, on in relation to whom or what it is given to, and for in relation to what is required.
- spear A long stick with a sharp tip used as a weapon for throwing or thrusting, or anything used to make a thrusting motion.
gaff — full definition
- noun A pole with a large hook on the end, used to pull large fish out of the water.
- noun A minor social mistake; a blunder (a variant spelling of "gaffe").
- noun British slang: a person's home.
- verb To hook and pull in a fish using a gaff.
need — full definition
- noun A requirement for something essential or important.
- noun Poverty or lack of basic means of living.
- verb To require something as essential.
- verb To be obliged to do something.