noun
Meaning 1
A Gatling gun.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, slang
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Standard Lemma guide
gat
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/ɡæt/
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CMU ARPABET: G AE1 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Any type of gun, usually a pistol.
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Synonyms: piece, firearm, gat, gun, iron
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noun
Meaning 3
A guitar.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: New-Zealand, slang
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noun
Meaning 4
An inshore channel or strait dividing two landmasses (such as two islands or sandbanks, or an island and a peninsula, etc) or connecting coastal waters with the open sea, especially on the coasts of the North and Baltic Seas.
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noun
Meaning 5
A traditional Korean hat made of horsehair, once worn by married gentlemen.
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noun
Meaning 6
Alternative spelling of khat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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noun
Meaning 7
Guinness (type of beer).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ireland, slang, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 8
Alternative form of gat (“Guinness beer”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ireland, alt-of, alternative, slang, uncountable
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verb
Meaning 9
To shoot someone with a pistol or other handheld firearm.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang
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verb
Meaning 10
Simple past of get.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Northern-England, Scotland, archaic, form-of, past
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noun
Meaning 11
a gangster's pistol
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: rod
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Broader terms: pistol, handgun, side arm, shooting iron
History
Etymology
Clipping of Gatling gun, after inventor Richard Gatling.
From guitar, by shortening.
From Dutch gat and/or Middle Low German gat. Compare Icelandic gat.
From Korean 갓 (gat).
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 黑笠 (hēilì) — traditional Korean hat
- Chinese Mandarin: 朝鮮笠 /朝鲜笠 (cháoxiǎnlì) — traditional Korean hat
- Japanese: カッ (ga') — traditional Korean hat
- Japanese: 笠子帽 — traditional Korean hat
- Jeju: 네시 (nesi) — traditional Korean hat
- Korean: 갓 (gat) — traditional Korean hat
- Russian: кат (kat) — traditional Korean hat