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stat¹

  • /stæt/

Rhymes with -æt

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Latin statim (“immediately”).

adverb

  1. informal, not comparable Immediately; now.
  2. broadly, humorous, not comparable, slang Immediately. TBH, I’d get to shopping STAT because these hoodies will for sure sell like hotcakes once season 2 premieres on June 28. So make sure to snag one for yourself before they sell out and mark your calendar for the big day!

adjective

  1. not comparable With no delay; at once. stat dose

stat²

  • /stæt/

Rhymes with -æt

Where it comes from

Clipping of statistic.

noun stats

  1. abbreviation, clipping, especially, in plural Clipping of statistic.statistic There are some glittering stats out there regarding Brassey: namely that he'd built around one-third of Britain's railways by the time he was in his early 40s, and that by the time of his death (aged 65) he was responsible for around one-twentieth of the world's railways.

verb stats · statting · statted

  1. informal, transitive To collect or interpret statistics related to (a match etc.). "I went back and statted that match," Shondell said. "Seventy percent of the points, we either finished them with a kill or making an error. So we were in control, it's just that we weren't in control the way we needed to be on a regular basis."
  2. slang, transitive To assign statistics to (a monster etc. in a game). If you stat it, they will kill it.

stat³

  • /stæt/

Rhymes with -æt

Where it comes from

Clipping of statutory.

noun stats

  1. Canada, informal A statutory public holiday (also as stat holiday).

stat⁴

  • /stæt/

Rhymes with -æt

Where it comes from

Clipping of photostat.

noun stats

  1. abbreviation, clipping, informal Clipping of photostat.photostat These Poloroids ^([sic]) are then enlarged by a stat camera or a copier with an enlarging feature, colored electrographically, transferred to acetate pieces, and fused or sewn together into quilts.

verb stats · statting · statted

  1. abbreviation, clipping, informal Clipping of photostat.photostat These overlays were then statted using a screen of etched glass to break up the solid black into small rows of black dots. A different sized screen was used to create a different sized dot for each percentage.

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