SLATS

Noun

slats

plural of slat

Verb

slats

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of slat

Anagrams

• Salts, lasts, salts

Source: Wiktionary


SLAT

Slat, n. Etym: [CF. Slot a bar.]

Definition: A thin, narrow strip or bar of wood or metal; as, the slats of a window blind.

Slat, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Slatted; p. pr. & vb. n. Slatting.] Etym: [OE. slatten; cf. Icel. sletta to slap, to dab.]

1. 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.

2. To split; to crack. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

3. To set on; to incite. See 3d Slate. [Prov. Eng.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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