gat

¹

[gat]

verb

Archaic.

1. simple past tense of get.

gat

²

[gat]

noun

Older Slang.

1. a pistol or revolver.

gat

³

[gat]

noun

1. a passage or channel that extends inland from a shore through shoals, cliffs, etc.

gat

¹

/ ɡæt /

verb

1. archaic,  a past tense of get

gat

²

/ ɡæt /

noun

1. slang,  a pistol or revolver

gat

³

/ ɡæt /

noun

1. a narrow channel of water

Word History and Origins

Origin of gat¹

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900; shortening of Gatling gun

Origin of gat²

First recorded in 1715–25; from Old Norse gat “hole, opening”

Word History and Origins

Origin of gat¹

C20: shortened from _{Gatling gun}

Origin of gat²

C18: probably from Old Norse gat passage; related to _gate ¹

Example Sentences

Sussy’s second defining feature is his love of hats, namely a tall, jaunty gat, similar to the ones that the Saja Boys wear in the Underworld and in their performance of “Your Idol.”

From Salon

One option is a "trigger crank", "hellfire trigger", or "gat crank", which bolts on to the trigger guard of a semi-automatic rifle and depresses the trigger several times with every rotation.

From BBC

“You should have seen the gat in my pink panties,” she told a newspaper at the time, “all wrapped up so the cops wouldn’t find it.”

From New York Times

Warburton better player when not captain, not even best player at 7, crying shame if picked before Tipuric just because he is gats golden boy.

From BBC

The substitution of one root vowel for another, thus indicating a corresponding modification of use or meaning; vowel permutation; as, get, gat, got; sing, song; hang, hung.

From Project Gutenberg

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