Defining Yahoo: Beyond the Pail

gal·va·nize [gal-vuh-nahyz] –verb (used with object), -nized, -niz·ing. 1. to stimulate by or as if by a galvanic current. 2. Medicine/Medical. to stimulate or treat (muscles or nerves) with induced direct current (distinguished from faradize). 3. to startle into sudden activity; stimulate. 4. to coat (metal, esp. iron or steel) with zinc. Oh, my. A pail?