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[gee] /gi/

noun
1.
a lightweight, two-piece, usually white garment worn by barefooted martial-arts participants, consisting of loose-fitting pants and a wraparound jacket with cloth belt.
[jee-ahy] /ˈdʒiˈaɪ/
noun, plural GI’s or GIs.
1.
a member or former member of the U.S. armed forces, especially an enlisted soldier.
adjective
2.
rigidly adhering to military regulations and practices; regimented; spit-and-polish:
a platoon leader who tried to be more GI than anyone else.
3.
of a standardized style or type issued by the U.S. armed forces:
GI shoes; GI blankets.
4.
conforming to the regulations or practices of the U.S. armed forces:
Every recruit must get a GI haircut.
5.
of, relating to, or characteristic of a U.S. enlisted person:
a typical peacetime GI complaint.
verb (used with object), GI’d, GI’ing.
6.
to clean in preparation for inspection:
to GI the barracks.
verb (used without object), GI’d, GI’ing.
7.
to follow military regulations and customs closely; shape up:
You’d better learn to GI if you want to be promoted.
[jee-ahyz] /ˈdʒiˈaɪz/
noun
1.
the GI’s, Slang. .
abbreviation
1.
geographic(al) information system: a system for storing, editing, and displaying geographical information on computer
2.
(in Canada) guaranteed income supplement
/ɡiː/
noun
1.
a loose-fitting white suit worn in judo, karate, and other martial arts: a karate gi
abbreviation
1.
Gibraltar
abbreviation
1.
gilbert
noun (US, informal)
1.
(pl) GIs, GI’s. a soldier in the US Army, esp an enlisted man
adjective
2.
conforming to US Army regulations; of standard government issue
abbreviation
1.
gastrointestinal
2.
glycaemic index

GI abbr.

GIS
Abbreviation of Geographic Information System

adjective

Of, in, or from the US armed forces, esp the Army; government issue: GI shoes/ His officious ways are very GI (WWI armed forces)

noun

A member of the US armed forces, esp an enlisted Army soldier serving since or during World War II: The GIs fought furiously to hold Taejon (Armed forces)

verb

To scrub and make trim: They GIed the barracks every Friday night (WWII Army)

Related Terms

gi party, the gis

Geographical Information System
Geographic Information System
gill
1.
galvanized iron
2.
gastrointestinal
3.
general issue
4.
glycemic index
5.
Government Issue