'Gam' definitions:
Definition of 'gam'
(from WordNet)
noun
A herd of whales
Definition of 'Gam'
From: GCIDE
- Gam \Gam\ (g[a^]m), v. t. (Naut.) To have a gam with; to pay a visit to, esp. among whalers at sea. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Definition of 'Gam'
From: GCIDE
- Gam \Gam\ (g[a^]m), n. [fr. gamba leg.] a leg. [slang] [PJC]
Definition of 'Gam'
From: GCIDE
- Gam \Gam\ (g[a^]m), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Gammed; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gam"ming}.] (Naut.) (a) To gather in a gam; -- said of whales. (b) To engage in a gam, or (Local, U. S.) in social intercourse anywhere. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Definition of 'Gam'
From: GCIDE
- Gam \Gam\ (g[a^]m), n. [Orig. uncert., perh. from gammon, talk.]
- 1. (Naut.) A herd, or school, of whales. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- 2. A visit between whalers at sea; a holding of social intercourse between those on different vessels at sea, or (Local U. S.) between persons ashore. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- 3. A visit between whalers at sea; a holding of social intercourse between those on different vessels at sea, or (Local U. S.) between persons ashore. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Synonyms of 'gam'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- ankle,
- army,
- bayonet legs,
- be closeted with,
- bowlegs,
- bunch,
- calf,
- causerie,
- chat,
- cnemis,
- colony,
- coze,
- cozy chat,
- drift,
- drive,
- drove,
- drumstick,
- flock,
- foreleg,
- friendly chat,
- gamb,
- gambrel,
- gang,
- gigot,
- gossip,
- ham,
- heart-to-heart talk,
- herd,
- hind leg,
- hock,
- host,
- jamb,
- kennel,
- knee,
- leg,
- limb,
- litter,
- little talk,
- make conversation,
- pack,
- pod,
- podite,
- popliteal space,
- prattle,
- pride,
- prittle-prattle,
- school,
- scissor-legs,
- shank,
- shin,
- shoal,
- skulk,
- sloth,
- stems,
- stumps,
- tarsus,
- tete-a-tete,
- tittle-tattle,
- trip,
- troop,
- trotters,
- visit