Dictionary Definition
blat v : cry plaintively; "The lambs were
bleating" [syn: bleat,
blate, baa] [also: blatting, blatted]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Verb
to blat
- To cry, as a calf or sheep; to bleat; to make a senseless noise; to talk inconsiderately.
Extensive Definition
Blat or BLAT can refer to:
- Blat (Russia) - A form of corruption in Russia and Soviet Union
- Blat (Romania) (plural blaturi) - A term designating a fixed match in Romanian football
- BLAT (bioinformatics) - BLAST-like alignment tool, a bioinformatics software tool for for mRNA/DNA and protein/DNA alignments
- Blat (email) - A free email tool for sending emails via SMTP.
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
bark,
bawl, bay, beep, belch, bell, bellow, blare, blast, blate, bleat, blow, blow the horn, blubber, blurt out, bolt, boom, bray, breathe, bugle, burr, buzz, cackle, call, caterwaul, caw, chant, chirp, chirr, clang, clangor, clank, clarion, clash, coo, craunch, croak, crow, crump, crunch, cry, cry out, drawl, ejaculate, exclaim, fanfare, flourish of trumpets,
flute, gasp, give tongue, give voice,
grind, groan, growl, grumble, grunt, hiss, honk, howl, jangle, jar, keen, lilt, low, meow, mew, mewl, miaow, moo, mumble, murmur, mutter, neigh, nicker, pant, peal, pipe, pule, rasp, roar, rumble, scranch, scrape, scratch, screak, scream, screech, scrunch, shriek, sibilate, sigh, sing, snap, snarl, snore, snort, sob, sound, sound a tattoo, sound taps,
squall, squawk, squeak, squeal, tantara, tantarara, taps, tarantara, tattoo, thunder, toot, tootle, troat, trumpet, trumpet blast, trumpet
call, twang, tweedle, ululate, wail, warble, whicker, whine, whinny, whisper, whistle, wind, yap, yawl, yawp, yell, yelp, yip, yowl