Définitions
1.NounThe 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.NounThe essential ground for action in a lawsuit, without which there is no cause of action; the gravamen.
3.NounGossip, rumour; an instance of this.
4.NounA sharable snippet of source code, especially on the version controlled pastebin-hosting site GitHub Gist.
5.VerbTo extract and present the main ideas or substance, or the most essential parts of (a document, piece of writing, etc.); to abridge, to summarize.
6.VerbTo talk idly; chat; also, to gossip.
7.NounA stop for lodging or rest in a journey, or the place where this happens; a rest.