01 n. A thin, narrow strip or bar of wood or metal; as, the slats of a window blind.
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A thin, narrow strip or bar of wood or metal; as, the slats of a window blind.
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4 senses · 2 variants
Webster, 1913
Slat
/slăt/
· IPA /slæt/
02 v. t. To slap; to strike; to beat; to throw down violently.
imp. & p. p.
Slatted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Slatting
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To slap; to strike; to beat; to throw down violently.[Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U.S.]“How did you kill him? Slat[t]ed his brains out.” — Marston.
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To split; to crack.[Prov. Eng.]
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