Define the word gee"Gee" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"
Gee \Gee\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Geed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Geeing.]
1. To agree; to harmonize. [Colloq. or Prov. Eng.] --Forby.
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2. [Cf. G. j["u], interj., used in calling to a horse, It.
gi[`o], F. dia, used to turn a horse to the left.] To turn
to the off side, or from the driver (i.e., in the United
States, to the right side); -- said of cattle, or a team;
used most frequently in the imperative, often with off, by
drivers of oxen, in directing their teams, and opposed to
haw, or hoi. [Written also jee.]
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Note: In England, the teamster walks on the right-hand side
of the cattle; in the United States, on the left-hand
side. In all cases, however, gee means to turn from the
driver, and haw to turn toward him.
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Gee ho, or Gee whoa. Same as Gee.
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"Gee" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"
Gee \Gee\, v. t. [See Gee to turn.]
To cause (a team) to turn to the off side, or from the
driver. [Written also jee.] Geer
"gee" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"
gee
n : a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used
to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when
it is accelerated [syn: g, g-force]
v 1: turn to the right side; "the horse geed"
2: give a command to a horse to turn to the right side
"gee" moby-thes "Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0"
19 Moby Thesaurus words for "gee":
accord, bloke, boy, buck, chap, conform, correspond, dovetail,
fellow, gent, gentleman, go, guy, harmonize, he, jibe, man, square,
tally
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