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jee] Pronunciation Key interjection, verb, geed, gee·ing.
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jee] Pronunciation Key interjection, verb, geed, gee·ing. –interjection
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—Verb phrase
| 1. | (used as a word of command to a horse or other draft animal directing it to turn to the right.) |
| 2. | to turn to the right. |
| 3. | to turn (something) to the right. |
| 4. | to evade. Compare haw3 |
| 5. | gee up, (used as a word of command to a horse or other draft animal directing it to go faster.) |
[Origin: 1620–30; orig. uncert.
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jee] Pronunciation Key –interjection Informal.
| (used to express surprise, disappointment, enthusiasm, or simple emphasis): Gee, that's great! Gee, I can't remember the book's title. |
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jee] Pronunciation Key –verb (used without object), geed, gee·ing. Informal.
| to agree; get along. |
[Origin: 1690–1700; orig. uncert.
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jee] Pronunciation Key –noun Slang.
| a sum of one thousand dollars: a fancy car costing twenty-five gees. |
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| a radio navigational system by which a fix can be obtained by comparing the pulse repetition rates of high-frequency ground waves from two separate stations. |
[Origin: 1940–45; orig. abbr. for ground electronics engineering
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| gee 1
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n. The letter g. |
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| gee 2
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interj. Used to command an animal pulling a load to turn to the right. intr.v. geed, gee·ing, gees To turn to the right. |
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| gee 3 also jee
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interj. Used as a mild expletive or exclamation, as of surprise, enthusiasm, or sympathy. [Alteration of Jesus1.] |
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| gee 4
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n. Slang A thousand dollars. [From gee1, from the first letter of grand.] |
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gee
exclamation of surprise, 1895, euphemistic for Jesus. Form gee whiz is attested from 1885.
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| gee | |
noun | |
| 1. | a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated [syn: g] |
verb | |
| 1. | turn to the right side; "the horse geed" |
| 2. | give a command to a horse to turn to the right side |
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Gee
Gee\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Geed; p. pr. & vb. n. Geeing.]1. To agree; to harmonize. [Colloq. or Prov. Eng.] --Forby. 2. [Cf. G. j["u], interj., used in calling to a horse, It. gi[`o], F. dia, used to turn a horse to the left.] To turn to the off side, or from the driver (i.e., in the United States, to the right side); -- said of cattle, or a team; used most frequently in the imperative, often with off, by drivers of oxen, in directing their teams, and opposed to haw, or hoi. [Written also jee.] Note: In England, the teamster walks on the right-hand side of the cattle; in the United States, on the left-hand side. In all cases, however, gee means to turn from the driver, and haw to turn toward him. Gee ho, or Gee whoa. Same as Gee.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Gee
Gee\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Geed; p. pr. & vb. n. Geeing.]1. To agree; to harmonize. [Colloq. or Prov. Eng.] --Forby. 2. [Cf. G. j["u], interj., used in calling to a horse, It. gi[`o], F. dia, used to turn a horse to the left.] To turn to the off side, or from the driver (i.e., in the United States, to the right side); -- said of cattle, or a team; used most frequently in the imperative, often with off, by drivers of oxen, in directing their teams, and opposed to haw, or hoi. [Written also jee.] Note: In England, the teamster walks on the right-hand side of the cattle; in the United States, on the left-hand side. In all cases, however, gee means to turn from the driver, and haw to turn toward him. Gee ho, or Gee whoa. Same as Gee.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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