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Princeton's WordNet

  1. scat, scat singingverb

    singing jazz; the singer substitutes nonsense syllables for the words of the song and tries to sound like a musical instrument

  2. scat, run, scarper, turn tail, lam, run away, hightail it, bunk, head for the hills, take to the woods, escape, fly the coop, break awayverb

    flee; take to one's heels; cut and run

    "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"

ChatGPT

  1. scat

    Scat primarily refers to animal dung or feces found in the wild, often studied by naturalists to track and analyze wildlife. In a musical context, scat refers to a jazz singing style that uses improvised, nonsensical syllables instead of words. So, the specific definition depends on the context in which it is used.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Scat

    go away; begone; away; -- chiefly used in driving off a cat

  2. Scatnoun

    alt. of Scatt

  3. Scatnoun

    a shower of rain

Wikidata

  1. SCAT

    The SCAT was Italian automobile manufacturer from Turin, founded in 1906 by Giovanni Ceirano. The company was active from 1906 to 1932 and achieved Targa Florio wins in 1911 and 1912. The first produced models were the 12 HP, the 16 HP and the 22 HP of 1909.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Scat

    Scatt, skat, n. a tax in the Shetland Islands.—ns. Scat′hold, open ground for pasture; Scat′land, land which paid duty for rights of pasture and peat. [A.S. sceat, a coin; Dut. schat, Ger. schatz.]

  2. Scat

    skat, interj. be off!—v.t. to scare away.

  3. Scat

    skat, n. (prov.) a brisk shower of rain.—adj. Scat′ty, showery. [Prob. conn. with scud.]

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. scat

    A west of England term for a passing shower.

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    Song lyrics by scat -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by scat on the Lyrics.com website.

  2. SCAT

    What does SCAT stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the SCAT acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of scat in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of scat in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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