Definition of spats Spats
/spæˈts/ - [spats] -
We found 9 definitions of spats from 2 different sources.
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What does spats mean?
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Part of speech
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NounPlural: spats |
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| spat - a young oyster or other bivalve | ||
| offspring, young something that comes into existence as a result; "industrialism prepared the way for acceptance of the French Revolution's various socialistic offspring"; "this skyscraper is the solid materialization of his efforts" | ||
| bivalvia, class bivalvia, class lamellibranchia, class pelecypoda, lamellibranchia oysters; clams; scallops; mussels | ||
| spat - a cloth covering (a legging) that covers the instep and ankles | ||
| gaiter | ||
| spat - a quarrel about petty points | ||
| bicker, bickering, tiff, squabble, pettifoggery, fuss | ||
| dustup, run-in, quarrel, wrangle, words, row an arrow that is shot from a crossbow; has a head with four edges | ||
Verb |
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| spat - spawn; "oysters spat" | ||
| spawn lay spawn; "The salmon swims upstream to spawn" | ||
| spat - engage in a brief and petty quarrel | ||
| altercate, argufy, quarrel, dispute, scrap have a disagreement over something; "We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America"; "These two fellows are always scrapping over something" | ||
| spat - become permanently attached; "mollusks or oysters spat" | ||
| attach be attached; be in contact with | ||
| spat - strike with a sound like that of falling rain; "Bullets were spatting the leaves" | ||
| collide with, impinge on, run into, hit, strike collide violently with an obstacle; "I ran into the telephone pole" | ||
| spat - come down like raindrops; "Bullets were spatting down on us" | ||
| come down, precipitate, fall criticize or reprimand harshly; "The critics came down hard on the new play" | ||
| spat - clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval | ||
| applaud, clap, acclaim | ||
| boo, hiss show displeasure, as after a performance or speech | ||
| gesticulate, gesture, motion show, express or direct through movement; "He gestured his desire to leave" | ||
| bravo applaud with shouts of `bravo' or `brava' | ||
| spat - clap one's hands together; "The children were clapping to the music" | ||
| clap | ||
| gesticulate, gesture, motion show, express or direct through movement; "He gestured his desire to leave" | ||
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Wiktionary
- spat (Noun)
The spawn of shellfish, especially oysters and similar molluscs. - spat (Noun)
A covering or decorative covering worn over a shoe. - spat (Noun)
UK, Australia A piece of bodywork that covers the upper portions of the rear tyres of a car. - spat (Noun)
A brief argument, fall out , quarrel. - spat (Noun)
An obsolete unit of distance in astronomy symbol S, equal to one billion kilometres. - spat (Verb)
To spawn. Used of shellfish as above. - spat (Verb)
To quarrel or argue briefly. - spat (Verb)
To strike with a spattering sound. - spat (Verb)
To slap, as with the open hand; to clap together, as the hands.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- spat
imp. of Spit. - spat (n.)
A young oyster or other bivalve mollusk, both before and after it first becomes adherent, or such young, collectively. - spat (v. i. & t.)
To emit spawn; to emit, as spawn. - spat (n.)
A light blow with something flat. - spat (n.)
Hence, a petty combat, esp. a verbal one; a little quarrel, dispute, or dissension. - spat (v. i.)
To dispute. - spat (v. t.)
To slap, as with the open hand; to clap together; as the hands. - spat
of Spit
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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spat
spat, pa.t. of spit, to throw from the mouth -
spat
spat, n. the spawn of shellfish.—v.i. to shed spawn. [From root of spit.] -
spat
spat, 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 -
spat
spat, n. a gaiter or legging—usually in pl. [Spatter-dashes.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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spat
The spawn or ova of the oyster.
