noun 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.
noun The essential ground for action in a lawsuit, without which there is no cause of action; the gravamen.
noun Gossip, rumour; an instance of this.
noun A sharable snippet of source code, especially on the version controlled pastebin-hosting site GitHub Gist.
verb 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.
verb To talk idly; chat; also, to gossip.
noun A stop for lodging or rest in a journey, or the place where this happens; a rest.