ast

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proper noun

A surname.

Opposite
CommonScrabble 3

Meanings

ast1

verb
  1. pronunciation spellingPronunciation spelling of asked, simple past and past participle of ask.

    I just ast her.

    1988 October 21, Bryan Miller, “Strangers in a Train Station”, in Chicago Reader
    1 more example

    Curley said, "Well, I didn't mean nothing, Slim. I just ast you."

    1937, John Steinbeck, Of Mice and Men, Penguin Books Limited, published 2000, →ISBN

AST2

proper noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Alaskan Standard Time.
  2. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Atlantic Standard Time.
nounAST (countable and uncountable, plural ASTs)

plural ASTs

  1. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableaeronauticsInitialism of advanced supersonic transport.
  2. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablecomputingInitialism of abstract syntax tree.
  3. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablemedicineInitialism of aspartate transaminase.
  4. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablehobbiesInitialism of average shot time (“the average time taken by a player on each shot recorded using World Snooker scoring system”).
  5. EnglandWalesabbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablebusinessInitialism of assured shorthold tenancy.
  6. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablemathematicsInitialism of alternating series test.

Ast3

proper noun

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APA

ast. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ast

MLA

“ast.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ast. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ast,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ast.

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