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MrPernickety Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary

Usage of "gain way"

Hi,

I think I heard someone say "Gain way" in a movie (the intended meaning was

"walk away, give me some room").

Do native speakers use this expression ?

If yes, then does it mean "walk away"?

Thanks in advance !
  

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  • ' Give way ' is more likely.
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'Give way' is more likely.
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I propbably misheard what was said.

Thanks, MM !
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Hi,

My gues is that what you heard was 'gangway'.

interj.

Used to clear a passage through a crowded area.

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/gangway


Best wishes, Clive
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"Gain way", is indeed, used on occasion in both the UK and in American English idiom. It's usually shouted, and is used as an urgent order or request for people to clear a path or make room for someone or moving through. An example might be someone trying to push through a crowd of people to help an accident victim, shouting, "Gain way!" The crowd would understand this to mean, "Get out of my way
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Hi,

I'venever heard anyone use 'gain way' in that way. I wouldn't understand the term, although I suppose I would understand the accompanying actions of shoving, jostling, etc.

Clive

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AnonymousAn example might be someone trying to push through a crowd of people to help an accident victim, shouting, "Gain way!" The crowd would understand this to mean, "Get out of my way!" or "Let me through!". I have, myself, heard people misspeak and say, "Gang way!".
I have heard "gangway" but never "gain way." What makes you think "gain way" is the "corr
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From Merriam-Webster's Learners' Dictionary:

gang·way
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