scat meaning

UK US /skæt/ 1 syllable

scat (noun): singing jazz; the singer substitutes nonsense syllables for the words of the song and tries to sound like a musical instrument.

scat has 2 meanings in this dictionary, as noun and verb.

scat as a noun

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

    Synonyms: scat singing

    Type of: singing, jazz

scat as a verb

  1. flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
    • If you see this man, run!
    • The burglars escaped before the police showed up

    Synonyms: run, scarper, turn tail, lam, run away, hightail it, bunk, head for the hills, take to the woods, escape, fly the coop, break away

    Type of: leave

    Kinds: flee, skedaddle

How to pronounce scat

scat is pronounced /skæt/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.

Words that rhyme with scat

Scrabble score: 6 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with SC · words ending in AT · 4-letter words

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