[gil] 
| 1. | the respiratory organ of aquatic animals, as fish, that breathe oxygen dissolved in water. |
| 2. | Also called lamella. one of the radiating vertical plates on the underside of the cap of an agaric mushroom. |
| 3. | ground ivy. |
| 4. | to gut or clean (fish). |
| 5. | to catch (fish) by the gills in a gill net. |
| 6. | green or white around the gills, somewhat pale, as from being sickly, nervous, or frightened: When he heard how much the bill was, he looked a little green around the gills. |
| 7. | to the gills, Informal. fully; completely; totally: After that big meal we were all stuffed to the gills. |
