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quat.

A pustule.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/kwɒt/Received-Pronunciation/kwɑt/General-American
  1. A pustule.

    obsolete
  2. An annoying, worthless person.

    obsolete
verb/kwɒt/Received-Pronunciation/kwɑt/General-American
  1. To satiate.

    obsolete · transitive
  2. To relinquish, forsake, give up.

    Scotland · dialectal · transitive
  3. To squat or crouch down.

    dialectal · intransitive
adj/kwɒt/Received-Pronunciation/kwɑt/General-American
  1. Free; no longer involved with; quit.

    Scotland · dialectal · not-comparable
noun/kwɒt/Received-Pronunciation/kwɑt/General-American
  1. A quaternary ammonium cation or compound.

Where this word comes from

Clipping of quaternary.

adj/kwɒt/Received-Pronunciation/kwɑt/General-American
  1. Quaternary.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Clipping of quaternary.

noun/kwɒt/Received-Pronunciation/kwɑt/General-American
  1. Alternative spelling of khat.

    alt-of · alternative · countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

See khat.

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