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gat

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. 1.(in old westerns) A Gatling gun.
  2. 2.(originally 1920s gangster slang) Any type of gun, usually a pistol.
  3. 3.A guitar
  4. 4.An opening between sandbanks; a strait.
  5. 5.A traditional Korean hat made of horsehair, once worn by married gentlemen.

verb

  1. 1.To shoot someone with a pistol or other handheld firearm.
  2. 2.(ditransitive) To obtain; to acquire.
  3. 3.To receive.
  4. 4.(in a perfect construction, with present-tense meaning) To have. See usage notes.
  5. 5.To fetch, bring, take.

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