name · noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ɡəˈzɛl/
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rhymes with -ɛl
CMU ARPABET:G AH0 Z EH1 L
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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name
Meaning 1
A census-designated place in Siskiyou County, California, United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 2
An antelope of either of the genera Gazella (mostly native to Africa), Procapra (native to Asia), Eudorcas, or Nanger, capable of running at high speeds for long periods.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
Meaning 3
To leap like a gazelle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, intransitive
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verb
Meaning 4
To go fast; to speed; to rush.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, intransitive
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noun
Meaning 5
small swift graceful antelope of Africa and Asia having lustrous eyes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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