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scat 1
(skăt)intr.v. scat·ted, scat·ting, scats Informal
To go away hastily; leave at once.
[Origin unknown.]
scat 2
(skăt)n.
Jazz singing in which improvised, meaningless syllables are sung to a melody.
intr.v. scat·ted, scat·ting, scats
To sing scat.
[Origin unknown.]
scat 3
(skăt)n.
Excrement, especially of an animal; dung.
[Origin unknown.]
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scat
(skæt)vb, scats, scatting or scatted
(intr; usually imperative) informal to go away in haste
[C19: perhaps from a hiss + the word cat, used to frighten away cats]
scat
(skæt)n
(Jazz) a type of jazz singing characterized by improvised vocal sounds instead of words
vb, scats, scatting or scatted
(Jazz) (intr) to sing jazz in this way
[C20: perhaps imitative]
scat
(skæt)n
(Animals) any marine and freshwater percoid fish of the Asian family Scatophagidae, esp Scatophagus argus, which has a beautiful coloration
[C20: shortened from Scatophagus; see scato-]
scat
(skæt)n
(Zoology) an animal dropping
[C20: see scato-]
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scat1
(skæt)v.i. scat•ted, scat•ting.
to move or go off hastily.
[1865–70, Amer.; of uncertain orig.]
scat2
(skæt)v. scat•ted, scat•ting,
n. v.i.
1. to sing scat.
n. 2. jazz singing using improvised nonsense syllables to imitate the phrasing or effect of a band instrument.
[1925–30; of uncertain orig.]
scat3
(skæt)n.
the excrement of an animal.
[1925–30; orig. uncertain]
scat4
(skæt)n. Slang.
[1945–50; of uncertain orig.]
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scat
- Slang for whiskey.See also related terms for whiskey.
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scat
Past participle: scatted
Gerund: scatting
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| Noun | 1. | scat - singing jazz; the singer substitutes nonsense syllables for the words of the song and tries to sound like a musical instrument singing, vocalizing - the act of singing vocal music jazz - a genre of popular music that originated in New Orleans around 1900 and developed through increasingly complex styles |
| Verb | 1. |  scat - flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"fly the coop, head for the hills, hightail it, lam, run away, scarper, take to the woods, turn tail, run, bunk, break away, escape go forth, leave, go away - go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight" skedaddle - run away, as if in a panic |
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scat
1interj (inf) → verschwinde!, verschwindet!
scat
2 (Jazz)n → Scat m, rhythmisches Singen von Silben anstelle von Worten
vi → Scat singen
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