gi

1. 1.

   clean in preparation for inspection

   “the soldiers GIed the barracks”

   SynonymsG.I.

   Broaderhouseclean

1. 1.

   of or relating to the stomach and intestines

   “a gastrointestinal disorder”

   Synonymsgastrointestinal

Other forms of gi

plural

gis·

past tense

gied·

present participle

giing·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about gi

What does gi mean?

gi means "a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in gi?

gi has 1 syllable: gi.

What is another word for gi?

Close synonyms include gilbert, Gb, geographical indication, G.I., gastrointestinal. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is gi a common word?

gi is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.