(1):
(v. t.) A voluntary transfer of real or personal property, without any consideration. It can be perfected only by deed, or in case of personal property, by an actual delivery of possession.
(2):
(v. t.) Some quality or endowment given to man by God; a preeminent and special talent or aptitude; power; faculty; as, the gift of wit; a gift for speaking.
(3):
(v. t.) Anything given; anything voluntarily transferred by one person to another without compensation; a present; an offering.
(4):
(v. t.) A bribe; anything given to corrupt.
(5):
(v. t.) To endow with some power or faculty.
(6):
(v. t.) The act, right, or power of giving or bestowing; as, the office is in the gift of the President.