gaffle vs receive

gaffle

verb
  • To steal 

  • To arrest for criminal activity. 

  • To equip with a gaffle or similar weapon. 

  • To talk without a purpose, usually about inane or pointless topics; to babble. 

  • To grab or seize 

  • To get hold of, to find. 

  • To swindle or bully (someone) 

noun
  • A steel spur attached to a gamecock (sometimes used figuratively). 

  • A portable fork of iron or wood in which the heavy musket formerly in use was rested that it might be accurately aimed and fired. 

receive

verb
  • To take goods knowing them to be stolen. 

  • To accept into the mind; to understand. 

  • To be in a position to hit back a service. 

  • To allow (a custom, tradition, etc.); to give credence or acceptance to. 

  • To incur (an injury). 

  • To take, as something that is offered, given, committed, sent, paid, etc.; to accept; to be given something. 

  • To be in a position to catch a forward pass. 

  • To detect a signal from a transmitter. 

  • To act as a host for guests; to give admittance to; to permit to enter, as into one's house, presence, company, etc. 

noun
  • An operation in which data is received. 

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