GANT

Meaning of GANT in English

Hungry, starving for food. Example: I have not eaten anything all day, so I am gant.

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GANT — I. ˈgant, -ȧ-, -ȯ- intransitive verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English (Scots) ganten; perhaps akin to Old English gānian …
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GANT — Gant BrE AmE ɡænt
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GAUNTLET — I. noun also gantlet Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French gantelet, diminutive of gant glove, from Old French, of Germanic …
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GAUNTLET — I. ˈgȯntlə̇t, ˈgän-, ˈgȧn-, usu -ə̇d.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English gauntlette, from Middle French gantelet, diminutive of …
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GAUNT — I. ˈgȯnt, ˈgänt, ˈgȧnt adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Icelandic gandur stick, …
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INTRIGANT — noun or in·tri·guant |in.trē|gänt, |an.t- ( -s ) Etymology: French intrigant, from intrigant, adjective, that intrigues, from Italian intrigante, present …
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GAUNTLET — gauntlet 1 — gauntleted , adj. /gawnt"lit, gahnt"-/ , n. 1. a medieval glove, as of mail or plate, worn …
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GANTLOPE — /gant"lohp/ , n. Archaic. gauntlet 2 . [ 1640-50; gatlopp, lit., lane run, equiv. to gat ( a ) way, …
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GANTLINE — /gant"luyn'/ , n. Naut. a rope rove through a single block hung from a mast, funnel, etc., as a means …
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GANTLET — gantlet 1 /gant"lit, gawnt"-/ , n. 1. Railroads. a track construction used in narrow places, in which two parallel tracks …
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GAUNTLET — I. noun also gant·let ˈgȯnt-lət, ˈgänt- Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French gantelet, diminutive of gant glove, from Old French, …
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GAUNTLET — ~ 1 ■ noun a stout glove with a long, loose wrist. ↘ historical an armoured glove. Phrases take up …
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GANTT CHART — [ gant ] ■ noun a chart in which a series of horizontal lines shows the amount of work done …
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TERMAGANT — [ter.ma.gant] n [ME] 1 cap: a deity erroneously ascribed to Islam by medieval European Christians and represented in early English …
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SEGREGANT — [seg.re.gant] n (1926): a genetic segregate
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OVER- — [over-] prefix 1: so as to exceed or surpass "overachieve" 2: excessive "overstimulation" 3: to an excessive degree "overthin"over.ab.stract over.abun.dance …
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LITIGANT — [lit.i.gant] n (1659): one engaged in a lawsuit -- litigant adj
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INTRIGANT — [in.tri.gant] or in.tri.guant n [F intrigant, fr. It intrigante, prp. of intrigare] (1781): one that intrigues
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INELEGANT — [in.el.e.gant] adj [MF, fr. L inelegant-, inelegans, fr. in- + elegant-, elegans elegant] (ca. 1570): lacking in refinement, grace, or …
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GAUNTLET — [gaunt.let] n [ME, fr. MF gantelet, dim. of gant glove, of Gmc origin; akin to MD want glove, ON vottr] …
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GANTLET — [gant.let] var of gauntlet
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GANTELOPE — [gante.lope] or gant.lope n [modif. of Sw gatlopp, fr. OSw gatulop, fr. gata road + lop course] (1646) archaic: [2]gauntlet
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FUMIGANT — [fu.mi.gant] n (1890): a substance used in fumigating
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EXTRAVAGANT — [ex.trav.a.gant] adj [ME, fr. MF, fr. ML extravagant-, extravagans, fr. L extra- + vagant-, vagans, prp. of vagari to wander …
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ELEGANT — [el.e.gant] adj [MF or L; MF, fr. L elegant-, elegans; akin to L eligere to select--more at elect] (15c) 1: …
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CONJUGANT — [con.ju.gant] n (1910): either of a pair of conjugating gametes or organisms
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CONGREGANT — [con.gre.gant] n (1886): one that congregates; specif: a member of a congregation
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ARROGANT — [ar.ro.gant] adj [ME, fr. L arrogant-, arrogans, prp. of arrogare] (14c) 1: exaggerating or disposed to exaggerate one's own worth …
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WOLFE, THOMAS — born Oct. 3, 1900, Asheville, N.C., U.S. died Sept. 15, 1938, Baltimore, Md. in full Thomas Clayton Wolfe American writer …
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