Emily Dickinson Lexicon

GASP, v.i. [Sw. gispa, Dan. gisper, to gape, to yawn.]

1. To open the mouth wide in catching the breath or in laborious respiration, particularly in dying. Addison.
2. To long for. [Not in use.]

GASP, v.t.

To emit breath by opening wide the mouth. And with short sobs he gasps sway his breath. Dryden.

GASP'ED, pp. [of Gasp.]

GASP'ING, ppr.

Opening the mouth wide for catching the breath.

GAST, or GAST'ER, v.t.

To make aghast; to frighten [Not used.] Shak.

GAST'NESS, n.

Amazement; fight. [Not used.] Shak.

GAS'TRIC, a. [from Gr. γαστηρ, the belly or stomach.]

Belonging to the belly, or rather to the stomach. The gastric juice is a thin, pellucid liquor, separated by the capillary exhaling arteries of the stomach, which open upon its internal tunic. It is the principal agent in digestion. Hooper.

GAS-TRIL'O-QUIST, n. [Gr. γαστηρ, belly, and L. loquor, to speak.]

Literally, one who speaks from his belly or stomach; hence, one who so modifies his voice that it seems to come from another person or place. Reid.

GAS-TRIL'O-QUY, n.

A speaking that appears to proceed from the belly.

GAS-TRI'TIS, n.

Chronic inflammation of the stomach.

GAS'TRO-CELE, n. [Gr. γαστηρ, the stomach, and κηλη, a tumor.]

A hernial tumor containing the stomach.

GAS-TROL'O-GY, n.

A treatise on the stomach.

GAS'TRO-MAN-CY, n. [Gr. γαστηρ, belly, and μαντεια, divination.]

A kind of divination among the ancients by means of words seeming to be uttered from the belly. Encyc.

GAS-TRON'O-MIST, n.

One who likes good living.

GAS-TRON'O-MY, n. [Gr. γαστων.]

The art or science of good eating.

GAS'TRO-PODE, n. [Gr. γαστηρ, the stomach, and ποδα, feet.]

An animal which moves by a fleshy apparatus under the belly, or that has the belly and foot joined, as in the slugs Limax or naked snails. Bell.

GAS'TRO-POD-OUS, a.

Having the belly and foot joined.

GAS-TROR'A-PHY, n. [Gr. γαστηρ, belly, and ῥαφια, a sewing or suture.]

The operation of sewing up wounds of the abdomen. Quincy.

GAS-TROT'O-MY, n. [Gr. γαστηρ, belly, and τεμνω, to cut.]

The operation of cutting into or opening the abdomen. Encyc.

GAT, v. [pret. of Get.]

GATE, n. [Sax. gate, geat; Ir. geata; Scot. gait. The Goth. gatwo, Dan. gade, Sw. gata, G. gasse, Sans. gaut, is a way or street. In D. gat is a gap or channel. If the radical letters are Gd or Gt, it may be connected with gad, to go, as it signifies a passage.]

1. A large door which gives entrance into a walled city, a castle, a temple, palace or other large edifice. It differs from door chiefly in being larger. Gate signifies both the opening or passage, and the frame of boards, planks or timber which closes the passage.
2. A frame of timber which opens or closes a passage into any court, garden or other inclosed ground; also, the passage.
3. The frame which shuts or stops the passage of water through a dam into a flume.
4. An avenue; an opening; a way. Knolles. In Scripture, figuratively, power, dominion. "Thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;" that is, towns and fortresses. Gen. xxii. The gates of hell, are the power and dominion of the devil and his instruments. Matth. xvi. The gates of death, are the brink of the grave. Ps. ix.

GAT'ED, a.

Having gates. Young.

GATE'LESS, a.

Having no gate.

GATE'VEIN, n.

The vena portæ, a large vein which conveys the blood from the abdominal viscera into the liver. Bacon. Hooper.

GATE'WAY, n.

1. A way through the gate of some inclosure. Mortimer.
2. A building to be passed at the entrance of the area before a mansion. Chalmers.