gargle

6 definitions found

gargle - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Gargoyle \Gar"goyle\, n. [OE. garguilie, gargouille, cf. Sp.
     g['a]rgola, prob. fr. the same source as F. gorge throat,
     influenced by L. gargarizare to gargle. See Gorge and cf.
     Gargle, Gargarize.] (Arch.)
     A spout projecting from the roof gutter of a building, often
     carved grotesquely. [Written also gargle, gargyle, and
     gurgoyle.]
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  Gargle \Gar"gle\, n. (Arch.)
     See Gargoyle.
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  Gargle \Gar"gle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Garggled, p. pr. & vb.
     n. Gargling (?).] [F. gargouiller to dabble, paddle,
     gargle. Cf. Gargoyle, Gurgle.]
     1. To wash or rinse, as the mouth or throat, particular the
        latter, agitating the liquid (water or a medicinal
        preparation) by an expulsion of air from the lungs.
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     2. To warble; to sing as if gargling [Obs.] --Waller.
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  Gargle \Gar"gle\, n.
     A liquid, as water or some medicated preparation, used to
     cleanse the mouth and throat, especially for a medical
     effect.
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gargle - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  gargle
      n 1: a medicated solution used for gargling and rinsing the
           mouth [syn: gargle, mouthwash]
      2: the sound produced while gargling
      v 1: utter with gargling or burbling sounds
      2: rinse one's mouth and throat with mouthwash; "gargle with
         this liquid" [syn: gargle, rinse]

gargle - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  81 Moby Thesaurus words for "gargle":
     baptize, bath, bathe, bib, dentifrice, douche, draft,
     drain the cup, dram, drench, drink, drink bottoms-up, drink deep,
     drink hard, drink off, drink up, drop, flush, flush out,
     follow strong drink, grog, guzzle, holystone, imbibe, irrigate,
     jigger, jolt, knock back, lap, lap up, lather, launder, lave,
     libation, mop, mop up, mouthwash, nip, peg, potation, potion, pull,
     quaff, rinse, rinse out, ritually immerse, round, round of drinks,
     scour, scrub, scrub up, shampoo, shot, shower, sip, sluice,
     sluice out, snifter, snort, soak, soap, sponge, spot, suck, sup,
     swab, swig, swill, syringe, tipple, toivel, tooth powder,
     toothpaste, tope, toss down, toss off, tub, wash, wash out,
     wash up, wet