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slat |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Slat \Slat\, n. [CF. {Slot} a bar.] A thin, narrow strip or bar of wood or metal; as the slats of a window blind. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Slat \Slat\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Slatted}; p. pr & vb n. {Slatting}.] [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.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: slat n : a thin strip (wood or metal) [syn: {spline}] v 1: equip with slats; "Slat the windows" 2: bar with slats 3: close the slats of (windows)
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