The difference between Brat and Imp
When used as nouns, brat means a child who is regarded as mischievous, unruly, spoiled, or selfish, whereas imp means a young shoot of a plant, tree etc.
Imp is also verb with the meaning: to plant or engraft.
check bellow for the other definitions of Brat and Imp
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Brat as a noun (pejorative, _, slang):
A child who is regarded as mischievous, unruly, spoiled, or selfish.
Examples:
"Get that little brat away from me!"
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Brat as a noun (slang):
A son or daughter (at any age) of an active military service member.
Examples:
"an army brat"
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Brat as a noun:
a or flatfish
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Brat as a noun (historic):
A rough cloak or ragged garment
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Brat as a noun (obsolete, UK, Scotland, dialect):
A coarse kind of apron for keeping the clothes clean; a bib.
Examples:
"rfquotek Wright"
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Brat as a noun (obsolete):
The young of an animal.
Examples:
"rfquotek L'Estrange"
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Brat as a noun (informal):
bratwurst
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Brat as a noun (mining):
A thin bed of coal mixed with pyrites or carbonate of lime.
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Brat as a noun (military):
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Imp as a noun (obsolete):
A young shoot of a plant, tree etc.
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Imp as a noun (obsolete):
A scion, offspring; a child.
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Imp as a noun:
A young or inferior devil; a malevolent supernatural creature, similar to a demon but smaller and less powerful.
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Imp as a noun:
A mischievous child.
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Imp as a noun (UK, dialect, obsolete):
Something added to, or united with, another, to lengthen it out or repair it, such as an addition to a beehive; a feather inserted in a broken wing of a bird; or a length of twisted hair in a fishing line.
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Imp as a noun:
A baby Tasmanian devil.
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Imp as a verb (obsolete):
To plant or engraft.
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Imp as a verb (archaic):
To graft, implant; to set or fix.
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Imp as a verb (falconry):
To engraft (feathers) into a bird's wing.
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Imp as a verb:
To eke out, strengthen, enlarge.