1. to roam or travel aimlessly or restlessly
Usage: often used with ‘about’

1. a pointed metal rod or spike
Usage: technical

1. used as a mild oath or exclamation
Usage: archaic; euphemism for ‘God’

Examples

• She loves to gad about town on weekends.
• He spent the summer gadding around Europe.
• The blacksmith used a gad to pierce the metal.
• The surveyor marked the boundary with iron gads.
• Gad, what a surprise to see you here!
• They gad from shop to shop without buying anything.