Definition of "gist" in English

noun

1. (countable) The main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter; the crux, the heart, the pith.

   • I don't wanna belabor my point; I'm sure you get the gist.

2. (countable, law, dated) The essential ground for action in a lawsuit, without which there is no cause of action; the gravamen.

3. (uncountable, Nigeria) Gossip, rumour; (countable) an instance of this.

4. (programming) A sharable snippet of source code, especially on the version controlled pastebin-hosting site GitHub Gist.

verb

1. (transitive) To extract and present the main ideas or substance, or the most essential parts of (a document, piece of writing, etc.); to abridge, to summarize.

2. (intransitive, Nigeria) To talk idly; chat; also, to gossip.

noun

1. (obsolete) A stop for lodging or rest in a journey, or the place where this happens; a rest.