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Definition of gill 1 noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

gill1

noun

NAmE//ɡɪl//

[usually plural]

one of the openings on the side of a fish's head that it breathes through

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to the gills (informal)

completely full I was stuffed to the gills with chocolate cake.

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