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gavel 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Verb
/ˈgavəl/,
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gavels, plural;
  1. Bring (a hearing or person) to order by use of such a mallet
    • - he gaveled the convention to order
Noun
  1. A small mallet with which an auctioneer, a judge, or the chair of a meeting hits a surface to call for attention or order

  1. a small mallet used by a presiding officer or a judge
  2. A gavel is a small ceremonial mallet commonly made of hardwood, typically fashioned with a handle and often struck against a sound block to enhance its sounding qualities. It is a symbol of the authority and right to act officially in the capacity of a chair or presiding officer. ...
  3. Gavel is a minor fictional character in the Marvel comics universe.
  4. Rent; Usury; interest on money; To use a gavel
  5. To dream of a gavel, denotes you will be burdened with some unprofitable yet not unpleasant pursuit. To use one, denotes that officiousness will be shown by you toward your friends.
  6. Another name for the auctioneer’s hammer used to close the bidding.
  7. A wooden mallet used by a judge to bring proceedings to a start or to an end or to command attention in his or her court.
  8. Small, hammer-like item banged by some auctioneers to emphasize the sale of a lot. Often referred to figuratively in auctions.
  9. Presiding officer's mallet. Usually used when there is a breach of order, to adjourn a meeting, and to signal a recess. ...
  10. A small hammer that chairs sometimes rap once or twice to open or close a meeting.
  11. A mallet like item, containing a cylindrical head and a stem, used in conducting many formal meetings and proceedings. Commonly used as awards for recognizing authority and leadership as well as for plaque mounts.
  12. The tool, shaped like a small wooden hammer, that the Chair uses to keep order within a Model UN committee. ...
  13. ^[76] an independent progressive student newspaper; launched on October 27, 2009. The Gavel is a mainly web-based publication and updates twice-weekly, while it prints monthly.
  14. A tax, imposition or tribute; the same as gabel. (q. v.)
  15. The mighty hammer of an auctioneer, which is struck to announce the sale of an item after all bids have been taken and no further advances in price have been offered. ...
  16. the term used to describe the mallet sometimes used for keeping order.