stat

adverb

1. 1

   informalImmediately; now.

2. 2

   slangImmediately.

   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!

adjective

1. 1

   With no delay; at once.

   stat dose

noun

1. 1

   Variant of statisticClipping of statistic.

   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.

verb

1. 1

   informalTo collect or interpret statistics related to (a match etc.).

   "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."

   The most important part of the collection, however, is Howe’s folders of stats. […] All up, he reckons he’s statted over 10,000 Australian matches at all levels. It’s all been digitised now, of course, but to this day Howe maintains a hand-written record.

2. 2

   slangTo assign statistics to (a monster etc. in a game).

   If you stat it, they will kill it.

noun

1. 1

   informalA statutory public holiday (also as stat holiday).

noun

1. 1

   Variant of photostatinformalClipping of photostat.

   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

   Variant of photostatinformalClipping of photostat.

   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.

Forms

plural

stats

past tense

statted

past participle

statted

present participle

statting

third person singular

stats