gat
1 Americanverb
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verb
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Etymology
Origin of gat2
An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900; shortening of Gatling gun
Origin of gat3
First recorded in 1715–25; from Old Norse gat “hole, opening”
Example Sentences
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Sussy’s second defining feature is his love of hats, namely a tall, jaunty gat, similar to the ones that the Saja Boys wear in the Underworld and in their performance of “Your Idol.”
From Salon
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.
From BBC
“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.”
From New York Times
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.
From BBC
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.
From Project Gutenberg
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