Definitions for: Slat


[n] a thin strip (wood or metal)
[v] close the slats of (windows)
[v] bar with slats
[v] equip with slats; "Slat the windows"



Webster (1913) Definition: Slat, n. [CF. Slot a bar.]
A thin, narrow strip or bar of wood or metal; as, the slats
of a window blind.


Slat, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Slatted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Slatting.] [OE. slatten; cf. Icel. sletta to slap, to dab.]
1. To slap; to strike; to beat; to throw down violently.
[Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U.S.]

How did you kill him? Slat[t]ed his brains out.
--Marston.

2. To split; to crack. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.

3. To set on; to incite. See 3d Slate. [Prov. Eng.]

Synonyms: spline

See Also: bar, close, fin, furnish, lag, lath, louver, louvre, provide, render, shut, splat, stave, strip, supply, Venetian blind

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