Definition of "gar" []

• Any of several ganoid fishes of the family Lepisosteidae of fresh and brackish waters of North and Central America, having long narrow jaws, an elongated body, and a long snout. (noun)
• A similar or related fish, such as the needlefish. Also called garfish, garpike. (noun)
• Scots To cause or compel. (verb-transitive)

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• "Just because a gar is of no use to you doesn't mean it has no use."
• "Bin gar keine Russin, stamm 'aus Litauen, echt deutsch."
• "Dismissed by some as a gamefish-devouring, muddy-water-dwelling trash species, the alligator gar is nonetheless heralded by a growing number of devotees as a premier sport fish — hard fighting, mean, and (in growing to 8 feet and 300 pounds) just about the biggest thing you're apt to encounter in inland waters."