fritter vs slat

fritter

verb
  • To break into small pieces or fragments. 

  • To cut (meat etc.) into small pieces for frying. 

  • To sinter. 

  • To squander or waste time, money, or other resources; e.g. occupy oneself idly or without clear purpose, to tinker with an unimportant part of a project, to dally, sometimes as a form of procrastination. 

noun
  • A dish made by deep-frying food coated in batter. 

  • A fragment; a shred; a small piece. 

slat

verb
  • To split; to crack. 

  • To set on; to incite. 

  • To construct or provide with slats. 

  • To slap; to strike; to beat; to throw down violently. 

noun
  • A ski. 

  • A thin, narrow strip or bar of wood (lath), metal, or plastic. 

  • A control surface that extends forwards and downwards from the leading edge of a wing, leaving a gap between it and the leading edge, in order to modify the airflow around the wing so as to allow flight at a higher angle of attack without stalling, lowering the aircraft's stall speed. 

  • A thin piece of stone; a slate. 

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