scat

Noun · Verb
US[skat]/skæt/1 syllable
Synonyms: scat singingrunscarperturn taillamrun awayhightail itbunkhead for the hillstake to the woodsescapefly the coop

Open English WordNet

Noun (1)

  1. singing jazz; the singer substitutes nonsense syllables for the words of the song and tries to sound like a musical instrumentSynonyms: scat singingType of singing, jazz

Verb (1)scatted, scatting

  1. flee; take to one's heels; cut and run“If you see this man, run!”“The burglars escaped before the police showed up”Synonyms: runscarperturn taillamrun awayhightail itbunkhead for the hillstake to the woodsescapefly the coopbreak awayMore general leave, go forthMore specific flee, skedaddle
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Scat (skăt), interjection

Go away; begone; away; — chiefly used in driving off a cat.

Scat, Scatt noun

Origin: Icel. skattr.

Tribute. rare “Seizing scatt and treasure.” Henry W. Longfellow

Scat noun

A shower of rain. dialect (England) Thomas Wright

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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