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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024gim•let /ˈgɪmlɪt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Buildinga small, sharp tool for boring holes, made of a shaft with a pointed screw at one end and a handle at the other.
- Winea cocktail of gin or vodka, lime juice, and sometimes sugar.
v. [~ + object] - to pierce with or as if with a gimlet.
adj. [before a noun] - sharp;
piercing:the old sailor's gimlet eyes.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024gim•let (gim′lit),USA pronunciation n. - a small tool for boring holes, consisting of a shaft with a pointed screw at one end and a handle perpendicular to the shaft at the other.
- Winea cocktail made with gin or vodka, sweetened lime juice, and sometimes soda water.
v.t. - to pierce with or as if with a gimlet.
Also, gim•blet (gim′blit).USA pronunciation [Naut.]to rotate (a suspended anchor) to a desired position.
adj. - able to penetrate or bore through.
- Gmc; compare Middle Dutch wimmel wimble
- Old French guimbelet
- late Middle English 1375–1425
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: gimlet /ˈɡɪmlɪt/ n - a small hand tool consisting of a pointed spiral tip attached at right angles to a handle, used for boring small holes in wood
- US a cocktail consisting of half gin or vodka and half lime juice
vb - (transitive) to make holes in (wood) using a gimlet
adj - penetrating; piercing (esp in the phrase gimlet-eyed)
Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French guimbelet, of Germanic origin, see wimble |