gait

English

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡeɪt/
  • Rhymes: -eɪt
  • Homophone: gate

Etymology 1

From Middle English gate (“way”), from Old Norse gata (“road”), from Proto-Germanic *gatwǭ. Compare gate.

Noun

gait (plural gaits)

  1. Manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving.
    Carrying a heavy suitcase, he had a lopsided gait.
  2. (horses) One of the different ways in which a horse can move, either naturally or as a result of training.
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Verb

gait (third-person singular simple present gaits, present participle gaiting, simple past and past participle gaited)

  1. To teach a specific gait to a horse.

Etymology 2

Noun

gait (plural gaits)

  1. (Britain, dialectal) A sheaf of corn.
  2. (Britain, dialectal) A charge for pasturage.

Anagrams

Middle English

Noun

gait

  1. (rare) Alternative form of gate (“way”)

Scots

Noun

gait (plural gaits)

  1. goat
  2. Alternative form of gate (“way”)

Welsh

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡai̯t/

Verb

gait

  1. Soft mutation of cait.
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