English Dictionary: Slat | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for Slat | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Slat \Slat\, n. [CF. {Slot} a bar.] A thin, narrow strip or bar of wood or metal; as, the slats of a window blind. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Slat \Slat\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Slatted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Slatting}.] [OE. slatten; cf. Icel. sletta to slap, to dab.] 1. To slap; to strike; to beat; to throw down violently. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U.S.] How did you kill him? Slat[t]ed his brains out. --Marston. 2. To split; to crack. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. 3. To set on; to incite. See 3d {Slate}. [Prov. Eng.] |