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Spat

Spat Meaning & Definition
Spat Definition And Meaning

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

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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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