gat

noun

Definition of gatnext
1
as in pistol

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as in door

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Recent Examples of gat Also, demons—more specifically, the gat-wearing, hanbok-donning jeoseung saja, a kind of grim reaper tasked with guiding the dead to the afterlife in Korean mythology. — Kayti Burt, Time, 21 Aug. 2025 Don’t bring your lawyer, bring your gat or bring your clique, man. — Angel Diaz, Billboard, 16 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gat
  1. pistol
  2. door
  3. revolver
  4. gate
  5. handgun
  6. doorway
  7. gun
  8. hatch
Noun
  • During the confrontation, which occurred back in August of 1978, Bell shot Dickens with a pistol, and then went back to his truck, grabbed a rifle, and shot him in the forehead, killing him.
    — Marlow Stern, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Police accused Rice of pulling out a pistol and shooting Lytton several times.
    — Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of pistol
Noun
  • The luxury pods — complete with lie-flat beds and sliding privacy doors — could be entirely off-limits when departure day rolls around, sitting completely empty at 35,000 feet.
    — Edward Russell, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Community health workers who go door to door face risks of their own.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of door
Noun
  • Investigators found documentation indicating George purchased a Taurus 38 Special revolver in February 2025, according to the KBI, the same gun found at the scene of the shootings.
    — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Authorities executed a search warrant at Shaw’s apartment and recovered a revolver from his bedroom, according to the release.
    — Niya Doyle, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026
Definition of revolver
Noun
  • Instead, a camera from Clear, the facial recognition company, scanned my face and the gate opened.
    — Andrew Zucker, Vanity Fair, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Disney pulled a series of strategic levers to get people through their park gates at a time when many are being choosy about how to spend their dollars, according to industry analysts.
    — Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of gate
Noun
  • The mysteries begin to mount practically from minute one, when John’s father returns home in his army uniform and tests John’s mettle by shooting an apple off his head with a handgun.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 17 Aug. 2026
  • One of them, a man, was taller than the other and appeared to have a handgun, the woman said.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of handgun
Noun
  • Once created, these assemblages might be concealed beneath doorways or in chimneys or instead worn on the body as a form of portable protection.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The new space also features two unisex restrooms with open doorways in which the sinks can be seen from the hallway.
    — Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of doorway
Noun
  • According to investigators, two men were involved in an argument when one of them pulled out a gun and shot the other.
    — Abby Dodge, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • One frustration for investigators is that punishment for stealing from trains tends to be fairly minor unless the suspects are caught with a gun or were otherwise violent.
    — Kiel Porter, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of gun
Noun
  • Perhaps the strongest evidence of that local interest, Everett said, was the hundreds of views on a city live stream of the birds, where people were even able watch the birds hatch.
    — Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Wellhouse Leisure The kitchen offers a compact single gas burner/sink unit with glass top on the driver's side, with a long countertop extending perpendicularly across the rear hatch.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of hatch

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