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spat

/ spat /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a young oyster or other bivalve
Type of:
young offspring
Has parts:
Bivalvia class Bivalvia Lamellibranchia
verb Sense 2
become permanently attached
"mollusks or oysters spat"
Type of:
attach
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something to somebody
verb Sense 3
strike with a sound like that of falling rain
"Bullets were spatting the leaves"
Type of:
hit strike impinge on
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 4
engage in a brief and petty quarrel
Type of:
quarrel dispute scrap
Derived:
bicker bickering tiff squabble pettifoggery
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 5
spawn
"oysters spat"
Type of:
spawn
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
noun Sense 6
a cloth covering (a legging) that provides covering for the instep and ankles
Type of:
legging legin leg covering
verb Sense 7
come down like raindrops
"Bullets were spatting down on us"
Type of:
precipitate come down fall
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 8
clap one''s hands together
"The children were clapping to the music"
Type of:
gesticulate gesture motion
Derived:
clapper applauder applause hand clapping clapping
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 9
clap one''s hands or shout after performances to indicate approval
Opposites:
boo hiss
Type of:
gesticulate gesture motion
Kinds of:
bravo
Derived:
acclaim acclamation plaudits plaudit eclat
Entails:
approve O.K. okay
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
noun Sense 10
a quarrel about petty points
Type of:
quarrel wrangle row
Derived:
quibble niggle pettifog bicker squabble
Semantic Complexity
89%
Sense Count
10
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
54
Times Searched
3
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young offspring attach hit strike impinge on quarrel dispute scrap spawn legging legin