Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to gaff
Participle: gaffed
Gerund: gaffing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | gaff |
| you | gaff |
| he;she;it | gaffs |
| we | gaff |
| you | gaff |
| they | gaff |
Perfect
| I | have gaffed |
| you | have gaffed |
| he;she;it | has gaffed |
| we | have gaffed |
| you | have gaffed |
| they | have gaffed |
Past
| I | gaffed |
| you | gaffed |
| he;she;it | gaffed |
| we | gaffed |
| you | gaffed |
| they | gaffed |
Pluperfect
| I | had gaffed |
| you | had gaffed |
| he;she;it | had gaffed |
| we | had gaffed |
| you | had gaffed |
| they | had gaffed |
Future
| I | will gaff |
| you | will gaff |
| he;she;it | will gaff |
| we | will gaff |
| you | will gaff |
| they | will gaff |
Future Perfect
| I | will have gaffed |
| you | will have gaffed |
| he;she;it | will have gaffed |
| we | will have gaffed |
| you | will have gaffed |
| they | will have gaffed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | gaff |
| you | gaff |
| he;she;it | gaff |
| we | gaff |
| you | gaff |
| they | gaff |
Perfect
| I | have gaffed |
| you | have gaffed |
| he;she;it | have gaffed |
| we | have gaffed |
| you | have gaffed |
| they | have gaffed |
Imperfect
| I | gaffed |
| you | gaffed |
| he;she;it | gaffed |
| we | gaffed |
| you | gaffed |
| they | gaffed |
Pluperfect
| I | had gaffed |
| you | had gaffed |
| he;she;it | had gaffed |
| we | had gaffed |
| you | had gaffed |
| they | had gaffed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would gaff |
| you | would gaff |
| he;she;it | would gaff |
| we | would gaff |
| you | would gaff |
| they | would gaff |
Perfect
| I | would have gaffed |
| you | would have gaffed |
| he;she;it | would have gaffed |
| we | would have gaffed |
| you | would have gaffed |
| they | would have gaffed |
Imperative
| you | gaff |
| we | Let's gaff |
| you | gaff |
Verbs conjugated like 'gaff'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'gaff'
baff,
daff,
faff,
graff,
guff,
laff,
raff,
waff,
affy,
barf,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. From Middle English gaffe, from Old French gaffe, from Old Occitan gaf (“hook”), derivative of gafar (“to seize”), from 𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽 (giban, “to give”). Doublet of gaffe.
2. Etymology 1, noun sense 5 apparently derives from the idea that the garment tricks or deceives others about the wearer's genitalia.
Sample Sentences
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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. [1904, Jack London, chapter 30, in The Sea-Wolf (Macmillan’s Standard Library), New York, N.Y.: Grosset & Dunlap, →OCLC:]
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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. [1993, Betty Lou Wolfe, Marian Jean Gray, The Way We Were: Reflections from the 1930's, page 23:]
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However, this apathy will quickly disappear if it is learned the friendly game involves marked (gaffed) cards. [1977, FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, volume 46, number 9, page 8:]
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You will be using gaffed cards: a double faced card. [1989, Penn & Teller's Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends, page 96:]
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I gaffed down the sleeves to my lens hoods instead of just relying on the drawstring to hold it in place. [2013 July 19, Kai-Huei Yau, “Shoot before you dye”, in Tri-City Herald, archived from the original on 20 Feb 2020:]