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gat

1

[ gat ]

verb

Archaic.
  1. simple past tense of get.


gat

2

[ gat ]

noun

Older Slang.
  1. a pistol or revolver.

gat

3

[ gat ]

noun

  1. a passage or channel that extends inland from a shore through shoals, cliffs, etc.

gat

1

/ ɡæ³Ù /

verb

  1. archaic.
    a past tense of get
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

gat

2

/ ɡæ³Ù /

noun

  1. slang.
    a pistol or revolver
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

gat

3

/ ɡæ³Ù /

noun

  1. a narrow channel of water
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of gat1

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900; shortening of Gatling gun

Origin of gat2

First recorded in 1715–25; from Old Norse gat “hole, openingâ€
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of gat1

C20: shortened from Gatling gun

Origin of gat2

C18: probably from Old Norse gat passage; related to gate 1
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One option is a "trigger crank", "hellfire trigger", or "gat crank", which bolts on to the trigger guard of a semi-automatic rifle and depresses the trigger several times with every rotation.

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“You should have seen the gat in my pink panties,†she told a newspaper at the time, “all wrapped up so the cops wouldn’t find it.â€

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Warburton better player when not captain, not even best player at 7, crying shame if picked before Tipuric just because he is gats golden boy.

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The substitution of one root vowel for another, thus indicating a corresponding modification of use or meaning; vowel permutation; as, get, gat, got; sing, song; hang, hung.

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"Wherever gat he it all?" whispered Catherine with her apron to her eyes.

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