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2. All Inf. contraption, whachamacallit, thingumajig, thingamabob, doohickey, do-hinkey, dingus, doodad, gismo, fandangle, Australian, doover.

gaffer, n. old man, old fellow, Inf. old guy, old peasant, old rustic; countryman, yokel, country bumpkin, Inf. hayseed, Inf. hick, SI. rube.

gag¹, v. 1. (all of a person's mouth) stop up, clog, plug, block; smother, stifle, muffle, still, quiet, silence.
2. (all of speech) muzzle, curb, check, restrain, hold back, keep from, inhibit, suppress, repress.
3. choke, strangle, strangulate, throttle; garotte, bowstring, hang, lynch, Inf. string up; suffocate, asphyxiate, burke.
4. choke, retch, keck, dry-heave; gasp, convulse, struggle for air, puff, pant, blow.

gag², v. 1. Informal, joke, tell a joke, jest, Inf. josh, tease, Inf. kid, Inf. fun; play a practical joke on, play a prank or trick on, Inf. pull a shenanigan, caper. -n. 2. Informal, joke, jest, quip, Inf. wisecrack, witticism, pun; practical joke, April fool, prank, trick, Inf. shenanigan, SI. monkeyshine, caper,

gage, n. 1. challenge, defiance, dare; glove, gauntlet.
2. pledge, pawn, token, earnest, deposit, down payment; security, surety, bond, guaranty, guarantee, warrant, warranty,

gaiety, n. 1. cheer, cheerfulness, gladness, gayness, good or high spirits; blitheness, blithesomeness, light-heartedness, buoyancy, optimism, good nature; joy, sunshine, delight, pleasure, happiness, felicity, bliss; joyfulness, joyousness, jubilation, jubilancy, exhilaration, exultation, glee, elation; joviality, merriment, jollity, mirth, mirthfulness, hilarity, laughter.
2. Often

gaieties merrymaking, festivity, conviviality, jollification, rejoicing, jubilance, revelry, revels, Brit. Inf. mafficking; celebration, Brit, holiday-making, party, frolic, gala, jubilee.
3. finery, frippery, showiness, brilliance, glitter, sparkle, gaudiness, garishness.

gaily, adv. 1. merrily, cheerfully, happily, blithely, joyfully, joyously, jubilantly, gleefully, exultantly.
2. showily, brilliantly, gaudily, garishly,

gain, v. 1. obtain, get, acquire, procure, secure; reach, attain, achieve, arrive at, come to; win, (of a bill or motion) carry; earn, merit, capture, net, bag; harvest, garner, reap, gather, collect, pick up, glean; increase in, put on, add on; win over, persuade, prevail upon, enlist.
2. profit, avail, benefit, advance; net, clear, realize, make, yield, produce.
3. improve, advance, progress; recuperate, get better, rally, pick up, gain ground.
4. Often

gain on close in, close in on, narrow the gap, get nearer, catch up, catch up with, approach, overtake; widen the gap, do better, get farther ahead, draw away from.