Gab : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Gab	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for Gab
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gab n light informal conversation for social occasions [syn: chitchat, chit-chat, chit chat, small talk, gab, gabfest, gossip, tittle-tattle, chin wag, chin- wag, chin wagging, chin-wagging, causerie] v talk profusely; "she was yakking away about her grandchildren" Synonym(s): yak, gab
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gab \Gab\, n. [Cf. {Gaff}.] (Steam Engine) The hook on the end of an eccentric rod opposite the strap. See. Illust. of {Eccentric}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gab \Gab\, n. [OE. gabbe gabble, mocking, fr. Icel. gabb mocking, mockery, or OF. gab, gabe; perh. akin to E. gape, or gob. Cf. {Gab}, v. i., {Gibber}.] The mouth; hence, idle prate; chatter; unmeaning talk; loquaciousness. [Colloq.] {Gift of gab}, facility of expression. [Colloq.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gab \Gab\, v. i. [OE. gabben to jest, lie, mock, deceive, fr. Icel. gabba to mock, or OF. gaber. See 2d {Gab}, and cf. {Gabble}.] 1. To deceive; to lie. [Obs.] --Chaucer. 2. To talk idly; to prate; to chatter. --Holinshed.