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Spat

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Noun

1. bicker, bickering, fuss, pettifoggery, spat, squabble, tiff

a quarrel about petty points

2. gaiter, spat

a cloth covering (a legging) that covers the instep and ankles

3. spat

a young oyster or other bivalve

Verb

4. spat

come down like raindrops

Example Sentences:
'Bullets were spatting down on us'

5. spat

become permanently attached

Example Sentences:
'mollusks or oysters spat'

6. spat

strike with a sound like that of falling rain

Example Sentences:
'Bullets were spatting the leaves'

7. acclaim, applaud, clap, spat

clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval

8. spat

engage in a brief and petty quarrel

9. spat

spawn

Example Sentences:
'oysters spat'

10. clap, spat

clap one's hands together

Example Sentences:
'The children were clapping to the music'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Spat

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noun
1. rare
a slap or smack
2. 
a slight quarrel
verbWord forms: spats, spatting or spatted
3. rare
to slap (someone)
4. (intransitive) US, Canadian and New Zealand
to have a slight quarrel
verb
a past tense and past participle of spit1
noun
another name for gaiter (sense 2)
noun
1. 
a larval oyster or similar bivalve mollusc, esp when it settles to the sea bottom and starts to develop a shell
2. 
such oysters or other molluscs collectively

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Spat

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noun
1.  Rare
a slap
2. 
a quick, slapping sound
3.  Informal
a brief, petty quarrel or dispute
verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈspatted or ˈspatting
4.  Rare
to slap
5. 
to strike with a quick, slapping sound
6.  US, Informal
to engage in a spat, or quarrel
verb transitive
7.  Rare
to slap
noun
a gaiterlike covering for the instep and ankle, usually of heavy cloth
verb transitive, verb intransitive
alt. pt. & pp. of
spit1
noun
a young oyster or young oysters collectively

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Spat

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v.
A past tense and a past participle of spit1.
n. pl. spat or spats
A larva of an oyster or similar bivalve that has settled by attaching to a surface.
n.
A cloth or leather gaiter covering the shoe upper and the ankle and fastening under the shoe with a strap: The waiter wore spats as part of his uniform.
n.
1. A brief quarrel.
2. Informal A slap or smack.
3. A spattering sound, as of raindrops.
v. spat·ted, spat·ting, spats
v.intr.
1. To engage in a brief quarrel.
2. To strike with a light spattering sound; slap.
v.tr.
Informal
To slap.

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