gearradh, m. (gs. -rrtha, pl. -rrthacha).1. vn. of gearr3. 2. Cutting, cut. (a)~ ar mhéar, cut on finger. ~ i mbléin, cut, incision, in groin. ~ rothaí i mbóithrín, wheel-ruts in lane. ~ in ard, cutting in high ground. ~ scine, knife-cut. ~ craobh, fód, éadaigh, cutting of branches, of sods, of cloth. S.a. béal 6, bolgach1. (b) Style of cutting. ~ gúna, cut of dress. Níl ~ ná déanamh ar na cultacha aige, his suits are neither well cut nor well made. (c) Keenness, cutting-power. Scian a bhfuil ~ inti, a knife that cuts well. Tá ~ ina teanga, she has a sharp tongue. Fear nach bhfuil ~ ann, a man who lacks incisiveness. (d) Castigation. ~ teanga a thabhairt do dhuine, to give s.o. a severe scolding. Thug sé ~ ón altóir dóibh, he castigated them from the altar. (e) Castration. (f) Section. ~ ingearach, ar fad, vertical, longitudinal, section. 3. Cess, levy; rate. ~ bliantúil, yearly levy; yearly rate. Deich bpunt sa phunt de ghearradh, a rate of ten pounds in the pound. Na gearrthacha a íoc, to pay the rates. Hist:~ toite, hearth-tax. 4. Speed. ~ siúil, fast rate of walking, of travelling. Is éachtach an ~ siúil atá fúthu, they are travelling at great speed. Ag imeacht faoi ghearradh, going at speed. Tá siad ar an n~ céanna, they are going at the same speed; they are abreast of each other. 5. (In phrases) ~ brád, torment. Ag déanamh ~ brád orthu féin, tormenting themselves. ~ coinsiasa, twinge of conscience. Cards:~ díobh, discards. Bheith sa ghearradh díobh, to be discarded, on the shelf. ~ drúichtín, chaps on feet (from wet). ~ dubh (na bliana, na Nollag), (short dark days in) dead of winter. ~ fiacla, teething. ~ gad, nagging. ~ gionach, pangs of hunger.