About The Word Spat
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Spat
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What's The Definition Of Spat?
[n] a young oyster or other bivalve
[n] a cloth covering (a legging) that provides covering for the instep and ankles [n] petty quarrel [v] clap one's hands together; "The children were clapping to the music" [v] spawn; "oysters spat" [v] engage in a brief and petty quarrel [v] clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval [v] strike with a sound like that of falling rain; "Bullets were spatting the leaves" [v] become permanently attached, as of mollusks or oysters [v] come down like raindrops; "Bullets were spatting down on us" Synonyms | Synonyms for Spat: acclaim | applaud | bicker | bickering | clap | clap | fuss | gaiter | spats | squabble | tiff Related Terms | Find terms related to Spat: See Also | altercate | approve | argufy | attach | Bivalvia | bravo | class Bivalvia | class Lamellibranchia | class Pelecypoda | collide with | come down | dispute | dustup | fall | gesticulate | gesticulate | gesture | gesture | hit | impinge on | Lamellibranchia | leg covering | legging | legin | motion | motion | O.K. | offspring | okay | precipitate | quarrel | quarrel | row | run into | run-in | sanction | scrap | spawn | strike | words | wrangle | young Spat In Webster's Dictionary \Spat\, n. [Short for {Spatterdash}.]
1. A legging; a gaiter. [Scot. & Dial. Eng.]
2. A kind of short cloth or leather gaiter worn over the
upper part of the shoe and fastened beneath the instep; --
chiefly in pl.
\Spat\, imp. of {Spit}. [Obs. or R.] \Spat\, n. [From the root of spit; hence, literally, that which is ejected.] A young oyster or other bivalve mollusk, both before and after it first becomes adherent, or such young, collectively. \Spat\, v. i. & t. To emit spawn; to emit, as spawn. \Spat\, n. [Cf. {Pat}.] 1. A light blow with something flat. [U.S. & Prov. Eng.] 2. Hence, a petty combat, esp. a verbal one; a little quarrel, dispute, or dissension. [U. S.] \Spat\, v. i. To dispute. [R.] --Smart. \Spat\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spatted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Spatting}.] To slap, as with the open hand; to clap together; as the hands. [Local, U.S.] Little Isabel leaped up and down, spatting her hands. --Judd. |
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