Overview of noun scat

The noun scat has 1 sense

• scat, scat singing -- (singing jazz; the singer substitutes nonsense syllables for the words of the song and tries to sound like a musical instrument)

Overview of verb scat

The verb scat has 1 sense

• scat, run, scarper, turn tail, lam, run away, hightail it, bunk, head for the hills, take to the woods, escape, fly the coop, break away -- (flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up")