geat

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/ˈɡiːt//ɡiːt/

noun

The channel or spout through which molten metal runs into a mould in casting.

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sprue
OriginOld English Ġēat ← Proto-West Germanic *Gaut ← Proto-Germanic *gautaz →
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Meanings

geat1

noungeat (plural geats)

plural geats · alternative gate · alternative git

  1. obsoleteThe channel or spout through which molten metal runs into a mould in casting.

    the Geat of the Ladle

    1677–1683, Joseph Moxon, “(please specify the page)”, in Mechanick Exercises, or The Doctrine of Handy-Works, […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: […] Joseph Moxon, published 1678–1683, →OCLC

    Synonyms: sprue

Geat2

nounGeat (plural Geats)

plural Geats

  1. historyA member of a North Germanic tribe formerly occupying what is now Götaland in Sweden.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe channel or spout through which molten metal runs into a mould in casting.

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sprue

Origin

geat · noun

See gate.

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Geat · noun

  1. Proto-Germanic*gautaz“Geat”
  2. Proto-West Germanic*Gaut
  3. Old EnglishĠēat
  4. EnglishGeat

From Old English Ġēat, from Proto-West Germanic *Gaut, from Proto-Germanic *gautaz (“Geat”).

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Translations

Ancient Greek Γοῦται
  • Γοῦται (Goûtai)tribe member
Finnish göötti, götalainen
  • gööttitribe member
  • götalainentribe member
French Geat
  • Geattribe member
German Gaute
  • Gautetribe member
Portuguese geta
  • getatribe member
Spanish geta, gauta
  • getatribe member
  • gautatribe member
Swedish göt, göte
  • göttribe member
  • götetribe member

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with geat

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Anagrams

gategetatega
Cite this entry
APA

geat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geat

MLA

“geat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geat. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “geat,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geat.

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