gat
noun
°(archaic slang in old westerns) A Gatling gun.
°(slang 1920's gangster) Any type of gun; usually in reference to a pistol.
verb
°(slang) To shoot someone with a pistol or other handheld firearm.
°Forms: 1 gating, gatting: " Used in the progressive tense i.e. Gating or Gatting; primarily with the verb "to go" . 1. To set out to drink (alcohol) with the intention of getting drunk.