gat

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A Gatling gun.
  2. Any type of gun, usually a pistol.
verb
  1. To shoot someone with a pistol or other handheld firearm.
noun
  1. A guitar.
verb
  1. Simple past of get.
noun
  1. 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.
noun
  1. A traditional Korean hat made of horsehair, once worn by married gentlemen.
noun
  1. Alternative spelling of khat.
noun
  1. Guinness (type of beer).
noun
  1. Alternative form of gat (“Guinness beer”).

Pronunciation

/ɡæt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-gat.wav

Word forms

gat gats gatting gatted kat

Etymology

Clipping of Gatling gun, after inventor Richard Gatling.

Synonyms

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