Synonyms for gaffed
| Grammar : Adj, verb |
| Spell : gaf |
| Phonetic Transcription : gæf |
Top 10 synonyms for gaffed Other synonyms for the word gaffed
- adjusted
- all bases covered
- all set
- all systems go
- available
- bag
- book
- brace
- bust
- collar
- disposed
- drop
- fit
- fixed
- framed
- gaff
- gaffed
- get
- glom
- grab
- handy
- hook
- in order
- in readiness
- inclined
- jail
- kick
- minded
- nab
- nail
- net
- nick
- of a mind
- on guard
- pick up
- pinch
- planned
- predisposed
- prepped
- primed
- processed
- psyched-up
- pull
- pull in
- put the arm on
- put the cuffs on
- put up
- qualified
- rehearsed
- rigged
- round up
- roust
- run in
- secure
- seize
- set
- set-up
- sewed-up
- sidetrack
- snag
- stacked
- tab
- tag
- take in
- take prisoner
- toss in jail
- up
- up on
- willing
- wired
Définition of gaffed
Origin :- "iron hook," c.1300, gaffe, from Old French gaffe "boat hook" (see gaffe). Specifically of the hook on a fishing spear from 1650s.
- As in prepared : adj ready in body or mind
- As in arrest : verb take into authorized custody
- The landing-net was useless for one of his size, and I would not have him gaffed.
- Extract from : « American Notes » by Rudyard Kipling
- The landing net was useless for one of his size, and I would not have him gaffed.
- Extract from : « Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 7 » by Charles H. Sylvester
- I drew him slowly to my side, and gaffed him in four feet of water.
- Extract from : « Personal Reminiscences in Book Making » by R.M. Ballantyne
- "If I ever gaff another fish, may I be gaffed myself," I said.
- Extract from : « A Yacht Voyage to Norway, Denmark, and Sweden » by W. A. Ross
- But, you see, I know Duncan: he has often gaffed fish for me.
- Extract from : « The House of Defence v. 1 » by E. F. Benson
- Then she came up, and they hauled the painter in and gaffed me over the rail.
- Extract from : « The Seiners » by James B. (James Brendan) Connolly
- Captain Dan reached over with a gaff—and all but gaffed that swordfish before he sank too deep.
- Extract from : « Tales of Fishes » by Zane Grey
- One day the little maid fell into the sea, but Bucca held her up until Uncle Malachi reached his gaff, and gaffed her in.
- Extract from : « Cornish Saints and Sinners » by J. Henry Harris
- The young seals are gaffed without trouble: the old ones are shot.
- Extract from : « Grenfell: Knight-Errant of the North » by Fullerton Waldo
- On the third day he gaffed another seal as it floated past on a cake of ice.
- Extract from : « Grenfell: Knight-Errant of the North » by Fullerton Waldo
Antonyms for gaffed
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