gaff
To use a gaff, especially to land a fishTo use a gaff, especially to land a fish.
Meaning
5 sensesTo use a gaff, especially to land a fish.
To cheat or hoax.
(transitive)To doctor or modify for deceptive purposes.
(informal, transitive)To affix gaffer tape to, or cover with gaffer tape.
(obsolete, slang)To gamble, especially by tossing coins.
Examples
4 sentencesPop over to my gaff.
Зайди до мене. — deniko
ruЗаскочите ко мне. — marafon
I was at his gaff yesterday.
deGestern war ich bei ihm zu Hause. — Haehnchenpaella
We're meeting at my gaff at 2.30.
deWir treffen uns um 2.30 Uhr bei mir. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
His gaff is slap bang in the city centre.
deSeine Bude ist genau in der Mitte der Innenstadt. — Waldelfe
Origin
From Middle English gaffe, from Old French gaffe, from Old Occitan gaf (“hook”), derivativFrom Middle English gaffe, from Old French gaffe, from Old Occitan gaf (“hook”), derivative of gafar (“to seize”), from 𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽 (giban, “to give”). Doublet of gaffe.
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Forms
gaffs, gaffing, gaffed, gaffedWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.