Found 2 items, similar to Spat.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: spat spat n 1: a quarrel about petty points [syn: bicker, bickering, tiff, squabble, pettifoggery, fuss] 2: a cloth covering (a legging) that provides covering for the instep and ankles [syn: spats, gaiter] 3: a young oyster or other bivalve [also: spatting, spatted] spat v 1: come down like raindrops; “Bullets were spatting down on us” 2: become permanently attached; “mollusks or oysters spat” 3: strike with a sound like that of falling rain; “Bullets were spatting the leaves” 4: clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval [syn: applaud, clap, acclaim] [ant: boo] 5: engage in a brief and petty quarrel 6: spawn; “oysters spat” 7: clap one's hands together; “The children were clapping to the music” [syn: clap] [also: spatting, spatted] spit v 1: expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth; “The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer” [syn: ptyalize, ptyalise, spew, spue] 2: utter with anger or contempt [syn: spit out] 3: rain gently; “It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick” [syn: sprinkle, spatter, patter, pitter-patter] 4: drive a skewer through; “skewer the meat for the BBQ” [syn: skewer] [also: spitting, spitted, spat] spit n 1: a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea [syn: tongue] 2: a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches [syn: saliva, spittle] 3: a skewer for holding meat over a fire 4: the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva) [syn: spitting, expectoration] [also: spitting, spitted, spat] spat See spit [also: spatting, spatted]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Spat Spat \Spat\, imp. of Spit. [Obs. or R.] [1913 Webster] Spat \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. [1913 Webster] Spat \Spat\, v. i. & t. To emit spawn; to emit, as spawn. [1913 Webster] Spat \Spat\, n. [Cf. Pat.] 1. A light blow with something flat. [U.S. & Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, a petty combat, esp. a verbal one; a little quarrel, dispute, or dissension. [U. S.] [1913 Webster] Spat \Spat\, v. i. To dispute. [R.] --Smart. [1913 Webster] Spat \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.] [1913 Webster] Little Isabel leaped up and down, spatting her hands. --Judd. [1913 Webster] Spat \Spat\, n. [Short for Spatterdash.] 1. A legging; a gaiter. [Scot. & Dial. Eng.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 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. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Spit \Spit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spit (Spat, archaic); p. pr. & vb. n. Spitting.] [AS. spittan; akin to G. sp["u]tzen, Dan. spytte, Sw. spotta,Icel. sp?ta, and prob. E. spew. The past tense spat is due to AS. sp?tte, from sp?tan to spit. Cf. Spat, n., Spew, Spawl, Spot, n.] 1. To eject from the mouth; to throw out, as saliva or other matter, from the mouth. “Thus spit I out my venom.” --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. To eject; to throw out; to belch. [1913 Webster] Note: Spitted was sometimes used as the preterit and the past participle. “He . . . shall be mocked, and spitefully entreated, and spitted on.” --Luke xviii. 32. [1913 Webster]