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blat.

To cry, as a calf, sheep, or goat.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/blæt/
  1. To cry, as a calf, sheep, or goat.

    intransitive
  2. To make a senseless noise.

    intransitive
  3. To talk inconsiderately; blab.

  4. To produce an overrich or overblown sound on a brass instrument such as a trumpet, trombone, or tuba.

  5. To utter loudly or foolishly; blurt.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Imitative. First attested in 1846 in the intransitive sense of "bleat". Compare English bleat, Old English blǣtan (“to bleat”).

noun/blæt/
  1. A newspaper.

    US · slang
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from German Blatt (“newspaper”). Doublet of blade.

noun/blæt/
  1. The Soviet system of connections and social relationships; one's social or business network (in Russian or Soviet society).

    uncountable
    To open a new business in Russia you need blat.
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Russian блат (blat), from Polish blat (“cover, umbrella”) or Yiddish בלאַט (blat, “leaf, list”). Doublet of blade.

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