Gill

English Meaning

An organ for aquatic respiration; a branchia.

1. Zoology The respiratory organ of most aquatic animals that breathe water to obtain oxygen, consisting of a filamentous structure of vascular membranes across which dissolved gases are exchanged.
2. The wattle of a bird. Often used in the plural.
3. Informal The area around the chin and neck.
4. Botany One of the thin, platelike structures on the underside of the cap of a mushroom or similar fungus.
5. To catch (fish) in a gill net.
6. To gut or clean (fish).
7. To become entangled in a gill net. Used of fish.
8. to the gills Informal As full as possible; completely.
9. A unit of volume or capacity in the U.S. Customary System, used in liquid measure, equal to 1/4 of a pint or four ounces (118 milliliters).
10. A unit of volume or capacity, used in dry and liquid measure, equal to 1/4 of a British Imperial pint (142 milliliters). See Table at measurement.
11. Chiefly British A ravine.
12. Chiefly British A narrow stream.
13. A girl, often one's sweetheart.