slat /slæt/verb 6noun 5forms 3 verb6 •To construct or provide with slats. •To slap or strike; to beat, pummel; to hurl or throw down violently.Men[dozo]. How did you kill him? / Mal[evole]. Slatted his braines out, then sowst him in the brinie sea. / Men. Braind him and drownd him too? — 1603 •To throw (something, especially water or liquid) down; to slam or splash (something) down.[…] a nudge o' kissing-crust After thy leeky broth: I've warmed thy porridge on tha trivet, Jimmy, zay prayers avore 'e have it, And doant 'e slat tha clath. — 1867 •To fall; to beat (against something).[…] sending solid grey water slatting against her wheelhouse windows. — 1938 •(dialect, UK) To split; to crack.Both head-peeces and habergeons were slat and dashed a peeces. — 1609 •To set on; to incite. noun5 •A thin, narrow strip or bar of wood (lath), metal, or plastic.To keep people out, the Nature Conservancy, which owns the cave, has blocked off the entrance with huge iron slats. — 2014 •A thin piece of stone; a slate. •A control surface that extends forwards and downwards from the leading edge of a wing, leaving a gap between it and the leading edge, in order to modify the airflow around the wing so as to allow flight at a higher angle of attack without stalling, lowering the aircraft's stall speed. •(slang) A ski. •A drop (of rain or water), a splash.[…] slats of rain broke upon the surface. — 1907 formsslatted · slatting · slats
