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geld in British English 1

(ɡɛld)

verbWord forms: gelds, gelding, gelded or gelt (transitive)

to castrate (a horse or other animal)

to deprive of virility or vitality; emasculate; weaken

Derived forms

gelder (ˈgelder)

noun

Word origin

C13: from Old Norse gelda, from geldr barren

geld in British English 2

(ɡɛld)

noun

a tax on land levied in late Anglo-Saxon and Norman England

Word origin

Old English gield service, tax; related to Old Norse gjald tribute, Old Frisian jeld, Old High German gelt retribution, income

geld in American English 1

(gɛld)

verb transitiveWord forms: ˈgelded or gelt, ˈgelding

to castrate (esp. a horse)

to deprive of anything essential; weaken

Word origin

ME gelden < ON gelda, to castrate < geldr, barren < IE base *ĝhel-, to cut > OWelsh gylym, knife, ON gylta, sow, Goth giltha, scythe

geld in American English 2

(gɛld)

noun

a tax paid to the crown by English landholders in Anglo-Saxon and Norman times

Word origin

ML (Domesday Book) geldum < OE gield, payment (akin to Ger geld, money): for IE base see yield

Examples of 'geld' in a sentence
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But on the plus side, she is hugely loveable and capable of gelding a tortoise with one hand.He has been gelded over the winter and could easily be well ahead of the handicapper.He has been gelded and returned in the autumn with two sound efforts.

Synonyms of 'geld'

castrate, neuter, emasculate, doctor

More Synonyms of geld

(verb) in the sense of castrate

Definition

to castrate (a horse or other animal)

Most male horses are gelded.

Synonyms

castrate

He spent summers on a ranch where he repaired windmills and castrated bulls.

neuter

Responsible cat owners should have their pets neutered.

emasculate

doctor

Additional synonyms

in the sense of emasculate

Synonyms

castrate,

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in the sense of neuter

Definition

to castrate (an animal)

Responsible cat owners should have their pets neutered.

Synonyms

castrate,

doctor (informal),

emasculate,

spay,

dress,

fix (informal),

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单词	geld
释义	Trends of geld View usage for: geld in British English 1 (ɡɛld) verbWord forms: gelds, gelding, gelded or gelt (transitive) 1. to castrate (a horse or other animal) 2. to deprive of virility or vitality; emasculate; weaken Derived forms gelder (ˈgelder) noun Word origin C13: from Old Norse gelda, from geldr barren geld in British English 2 (ɡɛld) noun a tax on land levied in late Anglo-Saxon and Norman England Word origin Old English gield service, tax; related to Old Norse gjald tribute, Old Frisian jeld, Old High German gelt retribution, income geld in American English 1 (gɛld) verb transitiveWord forms: ˈgelded or gelt, ˈgelding 1. to castrate (esp. a horse) 2. to deprive of anything essential; weaken Word origin ME gelden < ON gelda, to castrate < geldr, barren < IE base ĝhel-, to cut > OWelsh gylym, knife, ON gylta, sow, Goth giltha, scythe geld in American English 2 (gɛld) noun a tax paid to the crown by English landholders in Anglo-Saxon and Norman times Word origin ML (Domesday Book) geldum < OE gield, payment (akin to Ger geld, money): for IE base see yield Examples of 'geld' in a sentence geld But on the plus side, she is hugely loveable and capable of gelding a tortoise with one hand. Times, Sunday Times (2013) He has been gelded over the winter and could easily be well ahead of the handicapper. The Sun (2015) He has been gelded and returned in the autumn with two sound efforts. The Sun (2012) Synonyms of 'geld' castrate, neuter, emasculate, doctor More Synonyms of geld* (verb) in the sense of castrate Definition to castrate (a horse or other animal) Most male horses are gelded. Synonyms castrate He spent summers on a ranch where he repaired windmills and castrated bulls. neuter Responsible cat owners should have their pets neutered. emasculate doctor Additional synonyms in the sense of emasculate Synonyms castrate, geld in the sense of neuter Definition to castrate (an animal) Responsible cat owners should have their pets neutered. Synonyms castrate, doctor (informal), emasculate, spay, dress, fix (informal), geld Nearby words of geld geezer gel gelatinous geld gelid gem gender Synonyms of 'geld' geld Explore 'geld' in the dictionary
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