Background for gab

gab

/ɡæb/

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noun

Examples :

"The meeting was supposed to be about the budget, but it turned into just a lot of useless gab about office gossip. "

communication language

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noun

The mouth or gob.

Examples :

"He stuffed the sandwich into his gab. "

body organ anatomy

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noun

One of the open-forked ends of rods controlling reversing in early steam engines.

Examples :

"The museum display showed a close-up of the steam engine's gab, explaining how it engaged the valve gear to change the engine's direction. "

technical machine part industry

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verb

To jest; to tell lies in jest; exaggerate; lie.

Examples :

""He likes to gab about his amazing vacation, but I suspect he's exaggerating the details quite a bit." "

language communication word action entertainment

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verb

To talk or chatter a lot, usually on trivial subjects.

Examples :

"The two friends could gab for hours about their favorite TV shows. "

communication language

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verb

To speak or tell falsely.

Examples :

"He tried to gab about his homework being done, but his teacher knew he was lying because it was still blank. "

language communication