2 entries under this word

Slat

Slāt, n.

noun

n. [See SLOAT.] 1. A narrow piece of board or timber used to fasten together larger pieces, or to support something; as, the slats of a cart or a chair; also, a flat step or rung of a ladder. 2. A blow; a slat; as, a slat in the face.

Slāt, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [Prov. Eng. Colloq. U. S.] 1. To slap; to strike; to beat; to throw down violently.

How did you kill him? Slatted his brains out. Marston.

Sense 2. To split; to crack. Halliwell.

Sense 3. To set on; to incite. Halliwell.