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Meaning of gad

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  GAD
      n 1: an anxiety disorder characterized by chronic free-floating
           anxiety and such symptoms as tension or sweating or
           trembling or lightheadedness or irritability etc that has
           lasted for more than six months [syn: {generalized anxiety
           disorder}, {GAD}, {anxiety reaction}]
      2: a sharp prod fixed to a rider's heel and used to urge a horse
         onward; "cowboys know not to squat with their spurs on" [syn:
         {spur}, {gad}]
      v 1: wander aimlessly in search of pleasure [syn: {gallivant},
           {gad}, {jazz around}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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