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Noun: spat spat- A quarrel about petty points
- bicker, bickering, tiff, squabble, pettifoggery, fuss - A cloth covering (a legging) that covers the instep and ankles
- gaiter - A young oyster or other bivalve
Verb: spat (spatted,spatting) spat- Come down like raindrops
"Bullets were spatting down on us" - Become permanently attached
"mollusks or oysters spat" - Strike with a sound like that of falling rain
"Bullets were spatting the leaves" - Clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval
- applaud, clap, acclaim - Engage in a brief and petty quarrel
- Spawn
"oysters spat" - Clap one's hands together
- clap
Verb: spit (spat,spitting) spit- Expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth
"The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer"
- ptyalize, ptyalise [Brit], spew, spue [archaic] - Utter with anger or contempt
- spit out - [Brit] Rain gently
- sprinkle, spatter, patter, pitter-patter - Drive a skewer through
- skewer
Derived forms: spatted, spatting, spats See also: spit up, spitter, spitting Type of: altercate, argufy, attach, blue [Austral, NZ], collide with, come down, cough out, cough up, dispute, dustup, emit, expectorate, fall, gesticulate, gesture, hit, impinge on, leg covering, legging, leging [non-standard], let loose, let out, motion, offspring, pin, precipitate, quarrel, rain, rain down, row[2], run into, run-in, scrap, spawn, spit out, spit up, strike, utter, words, wrangle, young Part of: Bivalvia, class Bivalvia, class Lamellibranchia, class Pelecypoda, Lamellibranchia Encyclopedia: Spat Spit |