Definition of "quat" in English

noun

1. (obsolete) A pustule.

2. (obsolete) An annoying, worthless person.

verb

1. (transitive, obsolete) To satiate.

   • 1757, Samuel Foote, The Author, Act II, Scene ii, 1765, The Dramatic Works, Volume 1, page 28, Mrs. Cad. Well, come, begin and ſtart me, that I may come the ſooner to quatting——Huſh ! here′s Siſter ; what the deuce brought her !

2. (Scotland, dialectal, transitive) To relinquish, forsake, give up.

   • Ye hae grown proud since ye quatted the begging. — Scottish proverb, said satirically.

3. (Wales and Southwest England, dialectal, intransitive) To squat or crouch down.

adjective

1. (Scotland, dialectal, with "of") Free; no longer involved with; quit.

noun

1. (chemistry) A quaternary ammonium cation or compound.

adjective

1. Quaternary.

noun

1. Alternative spelling of khat.