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Gait — Gait, n. [See {Gate} a way.] 1. A going; a walk; a march; a way. [1913 Webster] Good gentleman, go your gait, and let poor folks pass. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving. [1913 Webster] T is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gait — [gāt] n. [ME gate, a going, gait, orig., path < ON gata, path between hedges, street, akin to Ger gasse, lane] 1. manner of moving on foot; way of walking or running 2. any of the various foot movements of a horse, as a trot, pace, canter, or… … English World dictionary
gait — [geıt] n [singular] [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: gate way (13 21 centuries), from Old Norse gata road ] the way someone walks ▪ a slow shuffling gait … Dictionary of contemporary English
gait — [ geıt ] noun singular the way that someone walks: his distinctive rolling gait … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
gait — gait·ed; gait; … English syllables
gait|ed — «GAY tihd», adjective. trained when to use different gaits; having a certain gait: »a gaited horse, heavy gaited oxen … Useful english dictionary
gait — (n.) c.1300, gate a going or walking, departure, journey, earlier way, road, path (c.1200), from a Scandinavian source (Cf. O.N. gata way, road, path ), cognate with O.H.G. gazza street, Ger. Gasse, Goth. gatwo. Meaning manner of walking is from… … Etymology dictionary
gait — [n] way an animal or person moves, walks amble, bearing, canter, carriage, clip, gallop, get along, lick, march, motion, movement, pace, run, speed, step, stride, tread, trot, walk; concept 149 … New thesaurus
gait — ► NOUN 1) a person s manner of walking. 2) the paces of a horse or dog. ORIGIN Old Norse … English terms dictionary
Gait — A gait is a particular way or manner of moving on foot, e.g., *human gait *horse gait *dog gait.The word may also refer to one of the following. *GAIT (wireless), a standard to enable cross operation of wireless telephone technologies. * GAIT… … Wikipedia
