1. something given: something that is given to somebody, usually on order to provide pleasure or to show gratitude a birthday gift
2. special talent: a natural ability that somebody appears to have been born with, especially an artistic ability or social skill a gift for making people feel at ease
3. act of giving: the act of giving something to somebody her gift of $500,000 to help to build a new school
4. something easily gained: something that is obtained or achieved easily
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informal
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The last run was a gift; that should have been an easy catch.
transitive verb (past and past participlegift·ed, present participlegift·ing, 3rd person present singulargifts)
Definition:
give something: to give or concede something to somebody as a gift
[13th century. < Old Norse gipt< Germanic]
Word Usage
Marketers are fond of the expression free gift, but because any gift worthy of its name is free, the result of using the two words together is unnecessary and should be avoided.
