gar
1 of 4interjection
ˈgär 
—used as a mild oath in the phrase by gar
gar
2 of 4noun
: any of various fishes that have an elongate body resembling that of a pike and long narrow jaws: such as
a
: needlefish sense 1
b
: any of several predaceous North American freshwater bony fishes (family Lepisosteidae) with heavy ganoid scales
gar
3 of 4abbreviation (1)
garage
GAR
4 of 4abbreviation (2)
Grand Army of the Republic
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web
Ian Dille, Outside Online, 29 Apr. 2022 The 2022 Fish Ohio pin will feature a longnose gar. D'arcy Egan, cleveland, 3 Feb. 2022 In 2011, an angler pulled out a record gar from Mississippi's Lake Chotard, measuring 8 feet, 6 inches and weighing 327 pounds. Matt Young, Chron, 27 Dec. 2021 The Trinity River is still the best place to catch the biggest gar, although they are found in other lakes and rivers across the state. Dallas News, 3 Sep. 2021 Such was the case in January when a small group of excited spear-fishers slaughtered 82 gar on the Minnesota River. Tony Kennedy, Star Tribune, 1 Apr. 2021 It is pronounced gren-AHSH, or for the Spanish Garnacha, gar-NAH-cha. Marc Bona, cleveland, 1 June 2020 Dawson Hefner is a gar guide on Texas’ Trinity River. Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 20 Apr. 2020 The gar hunts in open water, and its long jaw and flat head allows it to snap at a fishing coming from almost any direction. Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 3 Oct. 2019 See More
Noun
In Arkansas, Konson and Balserak spent more than three weeks trying to catch an alligator gar in the Arkansas River. Ian Dille, Outside Online, 29 Apr. 2022 The 2022 Fish Ohio pin will feature a longnose gar. D'arcy Egan, cleveland, 3 Feb. 2022 In 2011, an angler pulled out a record gar from Mississippi's Lake Chotard, measuring 8 feet, 6 inches and weighing 327 pounds. Matt Young, Chron, 27 Dec. 2021 The Trinity River is still the best place to catch the biggest gar, although they are found in other lakes and rivers across the state. Dallas News, 3 Sep. 2021 Such was the case in January when a small group of excited spear-fishers slaughtered 82 gar on the Minnesota River. Tony Kennedy, Star Tribune, 1 Apr. 2021 It is pronounced gren-AHSH, or for the Spanish Garnacha, gar-NAH-cha. Marc Bona, cleveland, 1 June 2020 Dawson Hefner is a gar guide on Texas’ Trinity River. Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 20 Apr. 2020 The gar hunts in open water, and its long jaw and flat head allows it to snap at a fishing coming from almost any direction. Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 3 Oct. 2019 See More Word History
Etymology
Interjection
euphemism for God
Noun
short for garfish
First Known Use
Interjection
1598, in the meaning defined above
Noun
1765, in the meaning defined above
Geographical Definition
Gar
geographical name
ˈgär
variants or Kaerh
ˈkä-ˈər
town in western Tibet, China