gimlet

verb

Definition of gimletnext
as in to pike

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gimlet
  1. perforate
  2. bayonet
  3. quill
  4. riddle
  5. prong
  6. poke
  7. punch
  8. prick
Verb
  • Those talons are going to perforate a colon with a swiftness, and no one wants to go to the emergency room with a gel tip stuck in the rectum.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 22 July 2024
  • The medium-firm mattress is made with memory foam, which molds to the body and is perforated with tiny holes to keep the body cool throughout the night.
    Hyphensocial Contributors, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2024
Definition of perforate
Verb
  • There were injuries this time, with some students bayoneted for not retreating.
    Paula Schleis, cincinnati.com, 2 May 2020
  • And anyway, always better to be bitten by a stingray than bayoneted.
    Erik Heinrich, BostonGlobe.com, 16 May 2018
Definition of bayonet
Verb
  • Then Kekere-Ekun will quill piece by piece using colored paper, ribbons and parts of canvases before it's eventually completed.
    CNN, CNN, 2 Nov. 2022
  • Visitors can view a variety of media including textiles—such as Navajo artist D.Y. Begay’s Southwest landscape painting on wool—beadwork, sculpture, photography, film and even clothing attire such as beaded and quilled Louboutin shoes.
    Lily Katzman, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2020
Definition of quill
Verb
  • Burberry has been riddled with financial problems since the post-pandemic recovery of luxury spending, which has fallen flat and prompted multiple profit warnings in recent months.
    Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Traveling to Arrowhead Stadium is a Buccaneers team riddled with injuries.
    Steve Fini, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of riddle
Verb
  • The chat reportedly suggested the members had strong ties to the police force, which then brought police corruption into the multi-pronged scandal.
    Caitlin Kelley, Billboard, 24 Mar. 2019
  • Apparently, there's now a new twist on the classic shape, looking a little more modern with an oval center stone and spiky pronged diamonds surrounding it.
    Katherine J. Igoe, Marie Claire, 2 Aug. 2019
Definition of prong
Verb
  • Sometimes, the cop even pokes fun at the suspect’s inability to sprint, calling them out for being out of shape.
    Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The Russian and Chinese militaries are exercising with each other more regularly and even poking the U.S. in the eye on occasion — in July, the U.S. Air Force intercepted a few Russian and Chinese bomber aircraft operating in Alaska’s Air Defense Identification Zone.
    Daniel DePetris, Twin Cities, 3 Nov. 2024
Definition of poke
Verb
  • The lawsuit alleges that Jackson punched Shanquella Robinson in the face, head, neck and other parts of her body.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The driver of the No. 81 team threatened fellow driver Cole Custer and attempted to punch him following last Saturday’s race at Martinsville Speedway.
    Bruce Martin, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of punch
Verb
  • In postwar California, the Red Light Bandit pricked a governor’s conscience.
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2024
  • During this test, a healthcare provider pricks your skin with a small amount of an allergen.
    Daniel More, Verywell Health, 19 Sep. 2024
Definition of prick
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