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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