alt

noun9

1. •
   (Internet) An alternate or secondary account.

   • Of these alts, how many of them are a gender other than your own? — 1996
2. •
   (Internet) An alternate account.

   • You've been here four days and you already know about the incident from last year? You're such an obvious alt.
3. •
   Ellipsis of alt text.
4. •
   Clipping of altitude.
5. •
   (Internet) An alternate version of a piece of art, especially without much changes beyond a specific thing.
6. •
   An alternative investment or alternative fund.

   • liquid alts
7. •
   Synonym of altbier.

   • Top-fermenting ales are still brewed, notably the alts of Düsseldorf and kölsches of Cologne. — 1999
8. •
   Of a voice or instrument, high pitch; especially, the octave above the top line of the treble stave.
9. •
   (no longer used) A state of excitement, a heightened emotional condition.

   • He had no wish to pry or listen; but if people would talk in alt, whilst he moved, like a mole, about his business, family matters would cleave the ear which, however it tried, could not be deaf. — 1891

verb1

1. •
   (Internet) To use an alternate or secondary account.

   • I got banned so I'm alting.

adjective2

1. •
   Clipping of alternative, especially as a cultural phenomenon seen as being outside the mainstream of its genre.

   • Fearn is thoughtful and deeply alt (“I’ve always been an oddball”), less demonstrative but more confident. — 2023
2. •
   Clipping of alternate.

   • […]Adele, Chris Martin of Coldplay, Frank Ocean, Drake, and Ed Sheeran are among many artists who don't appear to spend a lot of time online (or if they do, it's using alt accounts). — 2021

adjective1

1. •
   Abbreviation of alternative.

noun2

1. •
   Initialism of alanine transaminase.
2. •
   Initialism of Assistant Language Teacher.

noun1

1. •
   A modifier key used to change (alternate) the function of other pressed keys.

noun1

1. •
   Abbreviation of alternative.