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Definition of 'gat'

English

Etymology 1

From Gatling gun, after inventor Richard Gatling.

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (archaic|slang|in old westerns) A Gatling gun.
  • Any type of gun, usually a pistol.
  • * 1939 , .
  • You're the second guy I've met within hours who seems to think a gat in the hand means a world by the tail.
  • * 1988 ,
  • Goin' off on a motherfucker like that
    With a gat that's pointed at yo ass

    Verb

    (gatt)
  • (slang) To shoot someone with a pistol or other handheld firearm.
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  • Etymology 2

    From (m), by shortening

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (New Zealand|slang) A guitar
  • Etymology 3

    Verb

    (head)
  • (get)
  • And Abraham gat up early in the morning (Genesis 1927)

    Anagrams

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    Similar to 'gat'

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