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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