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English noun: spat | |||
| 1. | spat (communication) a quarrel about petty points | ||
| Synonyms | bicker, bickering, fuss, pettifoggery, squabble, tiff | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | dustup, quarrel, row, run-in, words, wrangle | ||
| 2. | spat (artifact) a cloth covering (a legging) that covers the instep and ankles | ||
| Synonyms | gaiter | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | leg covering, legging, leging | ||
| 3. | spat (animal) a young oyster or other bivalve | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | offspring, young | ||
| Member meronym | Bivalvia, class Bivalvia, class Lamellibranchia, class Pelecypoda, Lamellibranchia | ||
English verb: spat | |||
| 1. | spat (weather) come down like raindrops | ||
| Samples | Bullets were spatting down on us. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | come down, fall, precipitate | ||
| 2. | spat (contact) become permanently attached | ||
| Samples | Mollusks or oysters spat. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | attach | ||
| 3. | spat (contact) strike with a sound like that of falling rain | ||
| Samples | Bullets were spatting the leaves. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | collide with, hit, impinge on, run into, strike | ||
| 4. | spat (communication) clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval | ||
| Synonyms | acclaim, applaud, clap | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | gesticulate, gesture, motion | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bravo | ||
| Entail | approve, O.K., okay, sanction | ||
| Antonyms | boo, hiss | ||
| 5. | spat (communication) engage in a brief and petty quarrel | ||
| Examples | Sam and Sue spat, Sam wants to spat with Sue | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | altercate, argufy, dispute, quarrel, scrap | ||
| 6. | spat (body) spawn | ||
| Samples | Oysters spat. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | spawn | ||
| 7. | spat (body) clap one's hands together | ||
| Samples | The children were clapping to the music. | ||
| Synonyms | clap | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | gesticulate, gesture, motion | ||
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