gant
intransitive verbDefinition of gant
(Entry 1 of 4)
: yawn
gant
nounDefinition of gant (Entry 2 of 4)
: yawn
gant
Definition of gant (Entry 3 of 4)
dialectal variant of gaunt
gant
transitive verbDefinition of gant (Entry 4 of 4)
: to make thin or lean by insufficient feeding I rode two nights and ganted a mule looking for a place to sleep— Alan LeMay —often used with up
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