Gaff

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim A tool consisting of a large metal hook with a handle or pole, especially the one used to pull large fish aboard a boat.

   “When Leonard finally hauls up a cod of seventy-five centimeters, probably seven years old, a typical catch ten years ago, they all joke, "Oh my God, get the gaff!"”

2. isim A minor error or faux pas, a gaffe.

   “We politely ignored his gaff.”

3. isim A trick or con.

   “The sideshow feat was just a gaff, but the audience was too proud to admit they'd been fooled.”

4. isim The upper spar used to control a gaff-rigged sail.
5. isim A type of tight, panty-like underwear worn to hold the penis and testicles tucked backwards and make one's genital region look smooth, as if one had a vulva.

   “This may sound strange to readers who know little about nudes but many female impersonators, or femme-mimics, work au naturel—except for a gaff, a bra, body makeup, jewelry, and a wig (on their head). See! Semi-nude!!”

6. fiil To use a gaff, especially to land a fish.

   “I stepped out and advanced valiantly upon a long-maned bull in the midst of his wives. I was armed with the regular club with which the boat-pullers killed the wounded seals gaffed aboard by the hunters.”

7. fiil To cheat or hoax.
8. fiil To doctor or modify for deceptive purposes.

   “When the operator began losing, he gaffed the wheel and then the patron had no chance to win. With his secret device an experienced grifter could stop the wheel at will on any number.”

9. fiil To gamble, especially by tossing coins.
10. fiil To affix gaffer tape to, or cover with gaffer tape.

    “I gaffed down the sleeves to my lens hoods instead of just relying on the drawstring to hold it in place.”

11. isim Rough or harsh treatment; criticism.
12. isim An outcry; nonsense.
13. isim A place of residence.

    “We're going round to Mike's gaff later to watch the footie.”

14. isim A disreputable, low-end theatre.

    “Significantly, the setting is a gaff, a low, illegal theatre, and not one of the legitimate East-End stages.”

15. isim Clipping of gaffer tape.

    “She bought a roll of black gaff to tape down the loose cords.”

16. özel isim A surname.