spat
noun
1. a quarrel about petty points
Similar word(s): bicker, bickering, fuss, pettifoggery, squabble, tiff
Definition categories: communication, dustup, quarrel, row, words, wrangle
2. a cloth covering (a legging) that covers the instep and ankles
Similar word(s): gaiter
Definition categories: man–made, legging
3. a young oyster or other bivalve
verb
1. come down like raindrops
- Bullets were spatting down on us
Definition categories: weather, fall, precipitate
2. become permanently attached
- mollusks or oysters spat
Definition categories: contact, attach
3. strike with a sound like that of falling rain
- Bullets were spatting the leaves
Definition categories: contact, hit, strike
4. clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval
Similar word(s): acclaim, applaud, clap
Definition categories: communication, gesticulate, gesture, motion
5. engage in a brief and petty quarrel
Definition categories: communication, altercate, argufy, dispute, quarrel, scrap
6. spawn
- oysters spat
Definition categories: body, spawn
7. clap one's hands together
Similar word(s): clap
Definition categories: body, gesticulate, gesture, motion
Sentences with spat as a verb:
- There was no sink in the room so we spat out the window.
- If I had known you had a spittoon in the corner I would never have spat on the floor.