Definition of Scat

1. Noun. Singing jazz; the singer substitutes nonsense syllables for the words of the song and tries to sound like a musical instrument.

Exact synonyms: Scat Singing
Generic synonyms: Singing, Vocalizing, Jazz

2. Verb. Flee; take to one's heels; cut and run. "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"

Definition of Scat

1. interj. Go away; begone; away; -- chiefly used in driving off a cat.

2. n. Tribute.

3. n. A shower of rain.

Definition of Scat

1. Noun. A tax; tribute. ¹

2. Noun. (UK dialectal) A land-tax paid in the Shetland Islands. ¹

3. Noun. (biology) Animal excrement; dung. ¹

4. Noun. (slang) Heroin. ¹

5. Noun. (slang obsolete) Whiskey. ¹

6. Noun. (slang) Coprophilia. ¹

7. Noun. (music jazz) Scat singing. ¹

8. Verb. (music jazz) To sing an improvised melodic solo using nonsense syllables, often onomatopoeic or imitative of musical instruments. ¹

9. Verb. (colloquial) To leave quickly (often used in the imperative). ¹

10. Verb. (colloquial) An imperative demand, often understood by speaker and listener as impertinent. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Scat

1. to leave hastily [v SCATTED, SCATTING, SCATS]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Scat

scarring
scarring alopecia
scarrings
scarry
scars
scart
scarted
scarth
scarths
scarting
scarts
scarus
scarved
scarves
scary
scat singing
scatback
scatbacks
scatch
scatches
scatemia
scath
scathe
scathed
scatheless
scathes
scathful
scathfulness
scathing

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