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gast.

To frighten.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ɡɑːst/Received-Pronunciation/ɡæst/General-American
  1. To frighten.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle English gasten, from Old English gǣstan, from Proto-Germanic *gaistijaną. Also spelled ghast due to association with ghost.

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