Spat
nnoun.communicationa quarrel about petty pointsSynset:bicker bickering fuss pettifoggery squabble tiff
Derivationally Related Form:fussypettifogsquabblebickerspat
Hypernyms:dustup quarrel row run-in words wrangle
Inherited Hypernyms:bickerquarreldisputedisagreementspeech actacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.artifacta cloth covering (a legging) that covers the instep and anklesSynset:gaiter
Hypernyms:leg covering legging leging
Inherited Hypernyms:spatlegginggarmentclothingconsumer goodscommodityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:spatlegginggarmentclothingcoveringartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.animala young oyster or other bivalveDerivationally Related Form:spat
Member Holonyms:Bivalvia Lamellibranchia class Bivalvia class Lamellibranchia class Pelecypoda
Hypernyms:offspring young
Inherited Hypernyms:spatyounganimalorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
vverb.weathercome down like raindropsExamples:- Bullets were spatting down on us
Hypernyms:come down fall precipitate
Inherited Hypernyms:spatprecipitate
Sentence Frame:Something ---s
vverb.contactbecome permanently attachedDerivationally Related Form:spat
Hypernyms:attach
Inherited Hypernyms:spatattachjoinconnect
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Something is ---ing PP
vverb.contactstrike with a sound like that of falling rainExamples:- Bullets were spatting the leaves
Hypernyms:collide with hit impinge on run into strike
Inherited Hypernyms:spathittouch
Sentence Frame:Something ---s something
vverb.communicationclap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approvalSynset:acclaim applaud clap
Antonyms:boo
Derivationally Related Form:acclaimclappingclapperapplauder
Hypernyms:gesticulate gesture motion
Inherited Hypernyms:applaudgesticulatecommunicateinteractact
Direct Hyponyms:bravo
Entailment:O.K. approve okay sanction
Full Troponyms:bravo
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Somebody ---s
vverb.communicationengage in a brief and petty quarrelDerivationally Related Form:spat
Hypernyms:altercate argufy dispute quarrel scrap
Inherited Hypernyms:spatquarrelargueconversetalkcommunicateinteractact
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s | Sam and Sue --- (apply to: spat) | Sam wants to --- with Sue (apply to: spat)
vverb.bodyspawnDerivationally Related Form:spat
Hypernyms:spawn
Inherited Hypernyms:spatspawnlaylayputmove
Sentence Frame:Something ---s
vverb.bodyclap one's hands togetherSynset:clap
Examples:- The children were clapping to the music
Derivationally Related Form:clappingclapper
Hypernyms:gesticulate gesture motion
Inherited Hypernyms:clapgesticulatecommunicateinteractact
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s
vverb.bodyexpel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouthSynset:ptyalise ptyalize spew spit spue
Examples:- The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer
Derivationally Related Form:spitterspittingptyalismspit
Hypernyms:cough out cough up expectorate spit out spit up
Inherited Hypernyms:spitexpectorateexhaust
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s | The women --- water into the bowl (apply to: spew, spue, spit)
vverb.communicationutter with anger or contemptSynset:spit spit out
Hypernyms:emit let loose let out utter
Inherited Hypernyms:spitutter
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.weatherrain gentlySynset:patter pitter-patter spatter spit sprinkle
Examples:- It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick
Derivationally Related Form:sprinklesprinkling
Hypernyms:rain rain down
Inherited Hypernyms:sprinklerainprecipitate
Sentence Frame:It is ---ing
vverb.contactdrive a skewer throughSynset:skewer spit
Examples:- skewer the meat for the BBQ
Derivationally Related Form:skewerspit
Hypernyms:pin
Inherited Hypernyms:skewerpintransfixpiercepenetrateenter
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something