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stot

intransitive verb \ˈstät\
stot·tedstot·ting

Definition of STOT

:  to bound with a stiff-legged gait <the gazelle stotted when alarmed>

Variants of STOT

stot also stott \ˈstät\
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Origin of STOT

Scots & northern dialect stot to bounce, rebound
First Known Use: 1801

Rhymes with STOT

aught, baht, blot, bot, clot, cot, dot, ghat, grot, hot, jot, khat, knot, kyat, lot, lotte, Mott, motte, naught, not, plot, pot, rot, scot, Scot, shot, skat, slot, snot, sot, spot, squat, swat, swot, tot, trot, watt, Watt, what, wot, yacht

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