Upon entering the little country store, the stranger noticed a sign saying "DANGER! BEWARE OF DOG!" posted on the glass door.
Inside he noticed a harmless old hound dog asleep on the floor beside the cash register.
He asked the store manager,
"Is that the dog folks are supposed to beware of?"
"Yep, that"s him," he replied.
The stranger couldn"t help but be amused.
"That certainly doesn"t look like a dangerous dog to me. Why in the world would you post that sign?"
"Because," the owner replied, "before I posted that sign, people kept tripping over him."
n. Substance or essence of a matter. [latin jaceo *lie1]
GITE
n. Furnished holiday house in the french countryside. [french]
GIVE
—v. (-ving; past gave; past part. Given) 1 transfer the possession of freely; hand over as a present; donate.
- a transfer temporarily; provide with (gave him the dog to hold; gave her a new hip). B administer (medicine). C deliver (a message).
- (usu. Foll. By for) make over in exchange or payment.
- a confer; grant (a benefit, honour, etc.). B accord; bestow (love, time, etc.). C pledge (gave his word).
- a perform (an action etc.) (gave a jump; gave a performance; gave an interview). B utter; declare (gave a shriek; gave the batsman out).
- (in passive; foll. By to) be inclined to or fond of (is given to boasting; is given to strong drink).
- yield to pressure; collapse.
- yield as a product or result (gives an average of 7).
- a consign, put (gave him into custody). B sanction the marriage of (a daughter etc.). 10 devote; dedicate (gave his life to the cause). 11 present; offer; show; hold out (gives no sign of life; gave her his arm; give me an example). 12 impart; be a source of; cause (gave me a cold; gave me trouble; gave much pain). 13 concede (i give you the benefit of the doubt). 14 deliver (a judgement etc.) Authoritatively. 15 provide (a party, meal, etc.) As host. 16 (in past part.) Assume or grant or specify (given the circumstances; in a given situation; given that we earn so little). 17 (absol.) Colloq. Tell what one knows. —n. Capacity to yield or comply; elasticity. give and take 1 exchange of words, ideas, blows, etc.
- ability to compromise. Give away 1 transfer as a gift.
- hand over (a bride) to a bridegroom.
- reveal (a secret etc.). Give the game (or show) away reveal a secret or intention. Give in 1 yield; acknowledge defeat.
- hand in (a document etc.) To an official etc. Give it to a person colloq. Scold or punish. Give me i prefer (give me greece any day). Give off emit (fumes etc.). Give oneself up to 1 abandon oneself to (despair etc.).
- addict oneself to. Give on to (or into) (of a window, corridor, etc.) Overlook or lead into. Give or take colloq. Accepting as a margin of error in estimating. Give out 1 announce; emit; distribute.
- be exhausted.
- run short. Give over 1 colloq. Stop or desist.
- hand over.
- devote. Give rise to cause. Give a person to understand inform or assure. Give up 1 resign; surrender.
- part with.
GLAD
adj. (gladder, gladdest) 1 (predic.) Pleased.
- expressing or causing pleasure (glad cry; glad news).
- ready and willing (am glad to help). be glad of find useful. gladly adv. Gladness n. [old english]
- eye n. (prec. By the) colloq. Amorous glance.
- hand n. Colloq. Hearty welcome.
- rags n.pl. Colloq. Best clothes.
GLAM
adj. Colloq. Glamorous. [abbreviation]
GLEE
n. - mirth; delight.
- part-song for three or more (esp. Male) voices. [old english]
GLEN
n. Narrow valley. [gaelic]
GLIB
adj. (glibber, glibbest) speaking or spoken quickly or fluently but without sincerity. glibly adv. Glibness n. [obsolete glibbery slippery, perhaps imitative]
GLOB
n. Colloq. Mass or lump of semi-liquid substance, e.g. Mud. [perhaps from *blob, *gob2]
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