Spat

13 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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     2. To eject; to throw out; to belch.
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     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.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Spat \Spat\, v. i.
     To dispute. [R.] --Smart.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.]
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           Little Isabel leaped up and down, spatting her hands.
                                                    --Judd.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Spat \Spat\,
     imp. of {Spit}. [Obs. or R.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Spat \Spat\, v. i. & t.
     To emit spawn; to emit, as spawn.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Spat \Spat\, n. [Cf. {Pat}.]
     1. A light blow with something flat. [U.S. & Prov. Eng.]
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     2. Hence, a petty combat, esp. a verbal one; a little
        quarrel, dispute, or dissension. [U. S.]
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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
       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}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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}]
       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}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  spat
       See {spit}
       [also: {spatting}, {spatted}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  65 Moby Thesaurus words for "spat":
     altercate, altercation, argument, beef, bicker, bickering,
     blood feud, box, brawl, broil, brood, buffet, burst, caterwaul,
     chop, clutch, contention, controversy, differ, dispute, donnybrook,
     donnybrook fair, embroilment, fall, falling-out, farrow, feud,
     fight, flite, fliting, fracas, fry, fuss, get, hassle, hatch,
     have words, imbroglio, join issue, litter, logomachy, miff, nest,
     open quarrel, paste, polemic, punch, quarrel, set to, sharp words,
     slanging match, slap, smack, snarl, spar, spawn, squabble, strife,
     swack, tiff, tussle, vendetta, words, wrangle, young
  
  

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:

  SPAT
       Speech Pronounciation Analysis Training (Uni Mainz), "S.P.A.T."