26984 words

scats

5 definitions • 8 examples
1
said to an animal, especially a cat, or to a person to make them go away quickly:

Examples:

"Scat!" he shouted, bending to pick up the letters the cat had knocked all over the floor.
2
a type of jazz singing that uses words with no meaning:

Examples:

Scat was perfected by Ella Fitzgerald.
3
faeces (= solid body waste) left by animals:

Examples:

The bear scat was analysed and found to come from a grizzly.
Bone may be found intact inside scats.
4
to sing a type of jazz that uses words with no meaning:

Examples:

She scats through the melody with unconscious ease.
The jazz vocalist seamlessly switched from scatting to crooning.
5
said to make an animal go away quickly:

Examples:

Go on – scat! Get off my chair!

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