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Meaning of scats

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

scats

noun

Definitions

  1. A tax; tribute.

  2. A land-tax paid in the Shetland Islands.

noun

Definitions

  1. Scat singing.

verb

Definitions

  1. To sing an improvised melodic solo using nonsense syllables, often onomatopoeic or imitative of musical instruments.

verb

Definitions

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

    Example: Here comes the principal; we'd better scat.

  2. An imperative demand, often understood by speaker and listener as impertinent.

    Example: Scat! Go on! Get out of here!

noun

Definitions

  1. Any fish in the family Scatophagidae