BLAT

bleat, blate, blat, baa

(verb) cry plaintively; “The lambs were bleating”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Verb

blat (third-person singular simple present blats, present participle blatting, simple past and past participle blatted)

To cry, as a calf or sheep; to bleat.

To make a senseless noise.

To talk inconsiderately.

To produce an overrich or overblown sound on a brass instrument such as a trumpet, trombone, or tuba.

Etymology 2

Noun

blat (uncountable)

Connections; relationships; one's social or business network (in Russian or Soviet society).

Synonym: guanxi (from Chinese)

Anagrams

• Balt, Balt.

Source: Wiktionary


Blat, v. i.

Definition: To cry, as a calf or sheep; to bleat; to make a senseless noise; to talk inconsiderately. [Low]

Blat, v. t.

Definition: To utter inconsiderately. [Low] If I have anything on my mind, I have to blat it right out. W. D. Howells.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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