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Raregat
The correct spelling is gat.
How to pronounce gat
noun
IPA: /ɡæt/
Say it like: Gat
The correct spelling is gat. (in old westerns) A Gatling gun. For example: "I'm going to get a computer tomorrow from the discount store."
Usage Examples
“I'm going to get a computer tomorrow from the discount store.”
“He got a severe reprimand for that.”
“I've got a concert ticket for you.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.(in old westerns) A Gatling gun.
- 2.(originally 1920s gangster slang) Any type of gun, usually a pistol.
- 3.A guitar
- 4.An opening between sandbanks; a strait.
- 5.A traditional Korean hat made of horsehair, once worn by married gentlemen.
verb
- 1.To shoot someone with a pistol or other handheld firearm.
- 2.(ditransitive) To obtain; to acquire.
- 3.To receive.
- 4.(in a perfect construction, with present-tense meaning) To have. See usage notes.
- 5.To fetch, bring, take.
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