spat
1. a quarrel about petty points
• Syn:
bicker, bickering, tiff, squabble, pettifoggery, fuss
• Derivationally related forms:
fussy (for: fuss), pettifog (for: pettifoggery), squabble (for: squabble), bicker (for: bicker)
• Hypernyms:
quarrel, wrangle, row, words, run-in, dustup
2. a cloth covering (a legging) that covers the instep and ankles
• Syn:
gaiter
• Hypernyms:
legging, leging, leg covering
3. a young oyster or other bivalve
• Hypernyms:
young, offspring
• Member Holonyms:
Bivalvia, class Bivalvia, Lamellibranchia, class Lamellibranchia, class Pelecypoda
1. come down like raindrops
- Bullets were spatting down on us
• Hypernyms:
precipitate, come down, fall
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
2. become permanently attached
- mollusks or oysters spat
• Hypernyms:
attach
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Something is ----ing PP
3. strike with a sound like that of falling rain
- Bullets were spatting the leaves
• Hypernyms:
hit, strike, impinge on, run into, collide with
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
4. clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval
• Syn:
applaud, clap, acclaim
• Ant:
boo (for: applaud)
• Derivationally related forms:
acclaim (for: acclaim), clapper (for: clap), clapping (for: clap), applauder (for: applaud)
• Hypernyms:
gesticulate, gesture, motion
• Hyponyms:
bravo
• Entailment:
approve, O.K., okay, sanction
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
5. engage in a brief and petty quarrel
• Hypernyms:
quarrel, dispute, scrap, argufy, altercate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Sam and Sue spat
- Sam wants to spat with Sue
6. spawn
- oysters spat
• Hypernyms:
spawn
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
7. clap one's hands together
- The children were clapping to the music
• Syn:
clap
• Derivationally related forms:
clapper (for: clap), clapping (for: clap)
• Hypernyms:
gesticulate, gesture, motion
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
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