scat

/skæt/

Thân thiện

A jazz singer performs scat on a small stage.

Definition

1. Verb:

   • To flee hastily; to run away quickly: Used informally to describe leaving a place rapidly, often to avoid trouble or danger.
   • To go away immediately; to depart: An imperative command telling someone to leave at once.

2. Noun:

   • A style of jazz singing: A vocal improvisation using nonsensical syllables, often intended to mimic the sound of a musical instrument.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • When the alarm sounded, the intruders had to scat.
  • "Scat!" he yelled at the stray cat on the table.
• Noun:
  • Ella Fitzgerald was famous for her incredible scat.
  • The song features a long scat solo by the vocalist.

Advanced Usage

• "Scat!" (interjection): An exclamation used to order an animal or person to go away immediately.
  • Scat! Shoo! Get off the couch!

Variants and Related Words

• Scatting (gerund/noun): The act of performing scat in music.
  • Her scatting was energetic and complex.

Synonyms

• Verb: Flee, bolt, run off, skedaddle (informal), vamoose (informal).
• Noun: Vocal improvisation, jazz singing.

Related Phrasal Verbs

(Not commonly used with 'scat' as a verb)

Related Idioms

(No common idioms directly feature the word 'scat')

Học thuật

Noun

1. singing jazz; the singer substitutes nonsense syllables for the words of the song and tries to sound like a musical instrument

Verb

1. flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
   • If you see this man, run!
   • The burglars escaped before the police showed up

Từ đồng nghĩa

• scat singing