Spat : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Spat	by the DICT Development Group
9 results for Spat
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
spat n a quarrel about petty points [syn: bicker, bickering, spat, tiff, squabble, pettifoggery, fuss] a cloth covering (a legging) that covers the instep and ankles Synonym(s): spat, gaiter a young oyster or other bivalve v come down like raindrops; "Bullets were spatting down on us" become permanently attached; "mollusks or oysters spat" strike with a sound like that of falling rain; "Bullets were spatting the leaves" clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval Synonym(s): applaud, clap, spat, acclaim Antonym(s): boo, hiss engage in a brief and petty quarrel spawn; "oysters spat" clap one's hands together; "The children were clapping to the music" Synonym(s): clap, spat
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Spat \Spat\, n. [Short for {Spatterdash}.] 1. A legging; a gaiter. [Scot. & Dial. Eng.] 2. A kind of short cloth or leather gaiter worn over the upper part of the shoe and fastened beneath the instep; -- chiefly in pl.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Spat \Spat\, n. [From the root of spit; hence, literally, that which is ejected.] A young oyster or other bivalve mollusk, both before and after it first becomes adherent, or such young, collectively.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Spat \Spat\, imp. of {Spit}. [Obs. [or] R.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Spat \Spat\, v. i. & t. To emit spawn; to emit, as spawn.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Spat \Spat\, n. [Cf. {Pat}.] 1. A light blow with something flat. [U.S. & Prov. Eng.] 2. Hence, a petty combat, esp. a verbal one; a little quarrel, dispute, or dissension. [U. S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Spat \Spat\, v. i. To dispute. [R.] --Smart.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Spat \Spat\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spatted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Spatting}.] To slap, as with the open hand; to clap together; as the hands. [Local, U.S.] Little Isabel leaped up and down, spatting her hands. --Judd.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Spit \Spit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spit} ({Spat}, archaic); p. pr. & vb. n. {Spitting}.] [AS. spittan; akin to G. sp[81]tzen, Dan. spytte, Sw. spotta,Icel. sp[?]ta, and prob. E. spew. The past tense spat is due to AS. sp[?]tte, from sp[?]tan to spit. Cf. {Spat}, n., {Spew}, {Spawl}, {Spot}, n.] 1. To eject from the mouth; to throw out, as saliva or other matter, from the mouth. [bd]Thus spit I out my venom.[b8]