Scats

noun

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.nounA tax; tribute.

2.nounA land-tax paid in the Shetland Islands.

3.nounScat singing.

4.verbTo sing an improvised melodic solo using nonsense syllables, often onomatopoeic or imitative of musical instruments.

5.verbTo leave quickly (often used in the imperative).

"Here comes the principal; we'd better scat."

6.verbAn imperative demand, often understood by speaker and listener as impertinent.

"Scat! Go on! Get out of here!"

7.nounAny fish in the family Scatophagidae

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