Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gatch

/ɡˈætʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.44 in modern English

Syllables: gatch
IPA: /ɡˈætʃ/

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To arrange (a patient's bed) so that its sections bend at the joints, to assist blood flow etc.

Transitive verb

noun

A form of plaster of Paris formerly used in Persia.

Uncountable

name

Example Sentences

"If the bed is to be gatched, the board must be hinged, or two or more boards must be used with breaks correctly placed."
"Answer 1 is incorrect because gatching the bed in the area of the knees reduces venous return."

Etymology

Named after Willis Dew Gatch.

Origin

Source language: Persian

Usage

Inflected Forms

gatches (present, singular) gatching (participle, present) gatched (participle, past) gatched (past) Gatches (plural)

Derived Forms

gatchwork

Phrases

Gatch bed

Homonyms

gach

Rhymes With

match catch patch scratch batch hatch dispatch attach snatch rematch latch mismatch

Questions

How do you pronounce gatch?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡˈætʃ/.
What does gatch mean?: To arrange (a patient's bed) so that its sections bend at the joints, to assist blood flow etc.
Where does gatch come from?: It is traced to Persian.

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