rat-a-tat-tat

rat-a-tat-tat
A series of short, sharp taps, especially made by knocking on a door, beating a drum, or firing an automatic weapon.

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  • rat-a-tat — /rat euh tat /, n. a sound of knocking or rapping: a sharp rat a tat on the window. Also, rat a tat tat. [1675 85; imit.] * * * …   Universalium

  • rat-a-tat — [rat′ə tat΄] n. [echoic] a series of sharp, quick rapping sounds: also rat a tat tat …   English World dictionary

  • rat-a-tat-tat — (răt ə tăt tătʹ) n. A series of short sharp sounds, as that made by knocking on a door.   [Imitative.] * * * …   Universalium

  • Rat-a-Tat Cat — is a memory game created by Gamewright, and it won a Mensa Select award in 1996.Cards*Four of each number card that says 0 9 *Power cards **3 Draw 2 s **3 Peek s **3 Swap sRulesetupEach player is dealt four cards that are placed, face down, in a… …   Wikipedia

  • rat-a-tat — also .rat a tat tat n [singular] [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: From the sound] the sound of knocking, especially on a door …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • rat-a-tat-tat — [ ,rætətæt tæt ] noun singular AMERICAN a series of sounds like those made by someone knocking on a door or shooting a MACHINE GUN …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • rat-a-tat — 1680s, echoic …   Etymology dictionary

  • rat-a-tat-tat — noun a series of short sharp taps (as made by strokes on a drum or knocks on a door) • Syn: ↑rat a tat, ↑rat tat • Hypernyms: ↑tapping * * * noun see rat a tat * * * rat a tat tat «RAT uh tat TAT», noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • rat-a-tat — N SING; SOUND You use rat a tat to represent a series of sharp, repeated sounds, for example the sound of someone knocking at a door. ...the rat a tat at the door. ...the rat a tat of machine guns …   English dictionary

  • rat-a-tat — noun a series of short sharp taps (as made by strokes on a drum or knocks on a door) • Syn: ↑rat a tat tat, ↑rat tat • Hypernyms: ↑tapping …   Useful english dictionary

  • rat-a-tat — or rat a tat tat noun Etymology: imitative Date: 1681 a rapid succession of knocking, tapping, or cracking sounds …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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