stat

adv

1. (informal, not-comparable)Immediately; now.
2. (broadly, humorous, not-comparable, slang)Immediately.

   “TBH, I’d get to shopping STAT because these hoodies will for sure sell like hotcakes once season 2 premieres on June 28. So make sure to snag one for yourself before they sell out and mark your calendar for the big day!”

adj

1. (not-comparable)With no delay; at once.

   “stat dose”

noun

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, especially, in-plural)Clipping of statistic.

   “There are some glittering stats out there regarding Brassey: namely that he'd built around one-third of Britain's railways by the time he was in his early 40s, and that by the time of his death (aged 65) he was responsible for around one-twentieth of the world's railways.”

2. (Canada, informal)A statutory public holiday (also as stat holiday).
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal)Clipping of photostat.

   “These Poloroids ^([sic]) are then enlarged by a stat camera or a copier with an enlarging feature, colored electrographically, transferred to acetate pieces, and fused or sewn together into quilts.”

verb

1. (informal, transitive)To collect or interpret statistics related to (a match etc.).

   “"I went back and statted that match," Shondell said. "Seventy percent of the points, we either finished them with a kill or making an error. So we were in control, it's just that we weren't in control the way we needed to be on a regular basis."”

   “The most important part of the collection, however, is Howe’s folders of stats. […] All up, he reckons he’s statted over 10,000 Australian matches at all levels. It’s all been digitised now, of course, but to this day Howe maintains a hand-written record.”

2. (slang, transitive)To assign statistics to (a monster etc. in a game).

   “If you stat it, they will kill it.”

3. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal)Clipping of photostat.

   “These overlays were then statted using a screen of etched glass to break up the solid black into small rows of black dots. A different sized screen was used to create a different sized dot for each percentage.”