Stat

//stæt// adj, adv, noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    With no delay; at once. not-comparable

    "stat dose"

Adverb
  1. 1
    Immediately; now. not-comparable
  2. 2
    Immediately. broadly, not-comparable, slang

    "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!"

Noun
  1. 1
    Clipping of statistic. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, especially, in-plural

    "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."

  2. 2
    A statutory public holiday (also as stat holiday). Canada, informal
  3. 3
    Clipping of photostat. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal

    "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
  1. 1
    To collect or interpret statistics related to (a match etc.). informal, transitive

    ""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. 2
    Clipping of photostat. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal

    "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."

  3. 3
    To assign statistics to (a monster etc. in a game). slang, transitive

    "If you stat it, they will kill it."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Latin statim (“immediately”).

Etymology 2

From Latin statim (“immediately”).

Etymology 3

Clipping of statistic.

Etymology 4

Clipping of statistic.

Etymology 5

Clipping of statutory.

Etymology 6

Clipping of photostat.

Etymology 7

Clipping of photostat.

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