Spat
[spæt]
Definition
(noun.) a young oyster or other bivalve.
(noun.) a cloth covering (a legging) that covers the instep and ankles.
(verb.) spawn; 'oysters spat'.
(verb.) engage in a brief and petty quarrel.
(verb.) strike with a sound like that of falling rain; 'Bullets were spatting the leaves'.
(verb.) become permanently attached; 'mollusks or oysters spat'.
(verb.) come down like raindrops; 'Bullets were spatting down on us'.
Checker: Mollie--From WordNet
Definition
(-) imp. of Spit.
(n.) A young oyster or other bivalve mollusk, both before and after it first becomes adherent, or such young, collectively.
(v. i. & t.) To emit spawn; to emit, as spawn.
(n.) A light blow with something flat.
(n.) Hence, a petty combat, esp. a verbal one; a little quarrel, dispute, or dissension.
(v. i.) To dispute.
(v. t.) To slap, as with the open hand; to clap together; as the hands.
(-) of Spit
Edited by Kitty
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [Local, U. S.] Petty dispute, petty quarrel, war of words.
v. n. Dispute, wrangle, quarrel, spar, bicker, jangle, squabble, TIFF, have words, have an altercation.
Editor: Val
Definition
n. a gaiter or legging—usually in pl.
n. a slap: a large drop as of rain: a petty quarrel.—v.t. to slap to strike lightly.—v.i. to engage in a petty quarrel.
n. the spawn of shellfish.—v.i. to shed spawn.
pa.t. of spit to throw from the mouth.
Editor: Philip
Examples
- Fernando hawked and spat proudly onto the floor of the cave, then rubbed it in the dirt with his foot. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- He was going to dig, with whatsoever object, for he tucked up his cuffs and spat on his hands, and then went at it like an old digger as he was. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- He coughed and spat and listened to the heavy machine gun hammer again below the bend. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- He looked at the double line of peasants and he spat on the ground. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- I asked, recoiling from the brute, as Wemmick spat upon his eyebrow and gave it a rub with his sleeve. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- If all these people came in a body and spat at me, what would you do, Jane? Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- They are tarred and feathered and spat upon. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- He spat on the floor. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- He chinked it once, and he blew upon it once, and he spat upon it once,--'for luck,' he hoarsely said--before he put it in his pocket. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- I would not have spat on the floor, Pilar, if we were not leaving this place, Fernando said primly. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
Checker: Sheena