Noun
- 1. bicker, bickering, spat, tiff, squabble, pettifoggery, fuss, quarrel, wrangle, row, words, run-in, dustup
- usage: a quarrel about petty points
- 2. spat, gaiter, legging, leging, leg covering
- usage: a cloth covering (a legging) that covers the instep and ankles
- 3. spat, young, offspring
- usage: a young oyster or other bivalve
Verb
- 1. spat, precipitate, come down, fall
- usage: come down like raindrops; "Bullets were spatting down on us"
- 2. spat, attach
- usage: become permanently attached; "mollusks or oysters spat"
- 3. spat, hit, strike, impinge on, run into, collide with
- usage: strike with a sound like that of falling rain; "Bullets were spatting the leaves"
- 4. applaud, clap, spat, acclaim, gesticulate, gesture, motion
- usage: clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval
- 5. spat, quarrel, dispute, scrap, argufy, altercate
- usage: engage in a brief and petty quarrel
- 6. spat, spawn
- usage: spawn; "oysters spat"
- 7. clap, spat, gesticulate, gesture, motion
- usage: clap one's hands together; "The children were clapping to the music"
Verb
- 1. spat, precipitate, come down, fall
- usage: expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth; "The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer"
- 2. spat, attach
- usage: utter with anger or contempt
- 3. spat, hit, strike, impinge on, run into, collide with
- usage: rain gently; "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick"
- 4. applaud, clap, spat, acclaim, gesticulate, gesture, motion
- usage: drive a skewer through; "skewer the meat for the BBQ"
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