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scat1 definition

scat (skat)

intransitive verb scatted scat′·ted, scatting scat′·ting

Informal to go away: usually in the imperative

Etymology: ? short for scatter

scat2 definition

☆ scat (skat)

adjective

Jazz designating or of singing in which meaningless syllables are improvised, often in imitation of the sounds of a musical instrument

Etymology: < ?

noun

such singing

intransitive verb scatted scat′·ted, scatting scat′·ting

to engage in scat singing
scat3 definition

scat (skat)

noun

excrement left by an animal, esp. a wild animal

Etymology: < Gr skōr: see scato-

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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