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GAWK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does gawk mean?
• GAWK (noun)
The noun GAWK has 1 sense:
1. an awkward stupid person
Familiarity information: GAWK used as a noun is very rare.
• GAWK (verb)
The verb GAWK has 1 sense:
1. look with amazement; look stupidly
Familiarity information: GAWK used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An awkward stupid person
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
clod; gawk; goon; lout; lubber; lummox; lump; oaf; stumblebum
Hypernyms ("gawk" is a kind of...):
clumsy person (a person with poor motor coordination)
Derivation:
gawky (lacking grace in movement or posture)
| Conjugation: |
... he / she / it gawks Past simple: gawked
Past participle: gawked
-ing form: gawking
Sense 1
Meaning:
Look with amazement; look stupidly
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Synonyms:
Hypernyms (to "gawk" is one way to...):
look (perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
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