Definitions for SPAT
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bicker, bickering, spat, tiff, squabble, pettifoggery, fussnoun

   a quarrel about petty points

2. spat, gaiternoun

   a cloth covering (a legging) that covers the instep and ankles

3. spatverb

   a young oyster or other bivalve

4. spatverb

   come down like raindrops

   "Bullets were spatting down on us"

5. spatverb

   become permanently attached

   "mollusks or oysters spat"

6. spatverb

   strike with a sound like that of falling rain

   "Bullets were spatting the leaves"

7. applaud, clap, spat, acclaimverb

   clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval

8. spatverb

   engage in a brief and petty quarrel

9. spatverb

   spawn

   "oysters spat"

10. clap, spatverb

    clap one's hands together

    "The children were clapping to the music"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Spatnoun

   The young shell-fish.

   A reticulated film found upon sea-shells, and usually supposed to be the remains of the vesicles of the spat of some sort of shell-fish. John Woodward, on Fossils.

2. Spatthe preterite of spit.

   And when he had spat on the ground, he anointed his eyes. Gospel.

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1. spat

   A spat refers to a minor disagreement or argument, typically involving an exchange of non-physical confrontations. It is often brief and less serious compared to a full-fledged conflict or dispute. This term can also refer to a period of cooler weather, a covering for the ankle and instep, or a larval oyster.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Spat

   imp. of Spit

2. Spatnoun

   a young oyster or other bivalve mollusk, both before and after it first becomes adherent, or such young, collectively

3. Spat

   to emit spawn; to emit, as spawn

4. Spatnoun

   a light blow with something flat

5. Spatnoun

   hence, a petty combat, esp. a verbal one; a little quarrel, dispute, or dissension

6. Spatverb

   to dispute

7. Spatverb

   to slap, as with the open hand; to clap together; as the hands

8. Spat

   of Spit

9. Etymology: [Short for Spatterdash.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Spat

   The spat, from the Latin Spatium is the unit of solid angle. 1 spat is equal to 4pi steredians of solid angle. The spat is also an obsolete unit of distance used in astronomy. It is equal to one billion kilometres. It is about 1.057×10^-4 light-years or 3.240×10^-5 parsecs.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Spat

   spat, pa.t. of spit, to throw from the mouth.

2. Spat

   spat, n. the spawn of shellfish.—v.i. to shed spawn. [From root of spit.]

3. 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.

4. Spat

   spat, n. a gaiter or legging—usually in pl. [Spatter-dashes.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. spat

   The spawn or ova of the oyster.

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1. SPAT

   What does SPAT stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the SPAT acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Matched Categories

1. • Attach
   • Fall
   • Gesture
   • Hit
   • Legging
   • Quarrel
   • Spawn

Anagrams for SPAT »

1. stap

2. taps

3. past

How to pronounce SPAT?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of SPAT in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of SPAT in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of SPAT in a Sentence

1. Daniel Wu:

   We're being smashed in as a one-two punch. There's low-level petty crime that's happening to our community. We're being targeted as easy targets, but at a bigger scale, racist rhetoric from the pandemic has targeted us as being' the reason for coronavirus,' and so Asians across the board have been targeted by racial slurs, being attacked, being pushed around, being spat on.

2. Mark Brown:

   It's very hard to predict what will transpire, there isn't going to be any certainty over whether it's going to be a one-week spat or a two-year spat.

3. Robert Sulek:

   I wish the government would think more carefully before starting campaigns like this, it's our wives who get spat on and have their veils ripped off in the street.

4. A.E. Samaan:

   The Earth is nothing but phlegm spat out by the Sun, and our immediate solar system a whirlwind of boulders. There is no delicate balance.

5. Sebastian Gorka:

   Losing 14 minutes of audiotape in comparison to this is a little spat in the sandbox in the kindergarten.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=SPAT
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=SPAT
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/SPAT
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=SPAT
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=SPAT
7. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=SPAT