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Noun
S:
(n)
bicker
,
bickering
,
spat
,
tiff
,
squabble
,
pettifoggery
,
fuss
(a quarrel about petty points)
S:
(n)
spat
,
gaiter
(a cloth covering (a legging) that covers the instep and ankles)
S:
(n)
spat
(a young oyster or other bivalve)
Verb
S:
(v)
spat
(come down like raindrops)
"Bullets were spatting down on us"
S:
(v)
spat
(become permanently attached)
"mollusks or oysters spat"
S:
(v)
spat
(strike with a sound like that of falling rain)
"Bullets were spatting the leaves"
S:
(v)
applaud
,
clap
,
spat
,
acclaim
(clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval)
S:
(v)
spat
(engage in a brief and petty quarrel)
S:
(v)
spat
(spawn)
"oysters spat"
S:
(v)
clap
,
spat
(clap one's hands together)
"The children were clapping to the music"
S:
(v)
spit
,
ptyalize
,
ptyalise
,
spew
,
spue
(expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth)
"The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer"
S:
(v)
spit
,
spit out
(utter with anger or contempt)
S:
(v)
sprinkle
,
spit
,
spatter
,
patter
,
pitter-patter
(rain gently)
"It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick"
S:
(v)
skewer
,
spit
(drive a skewer through)
"skewer the meat for the BBQ"