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English

Pronunciation


Etymology 1

Unknown

Noun

  1. a brief argument.


Translations

Verb

{{en-verb|spat|t|ed}}

  1. to quarrel or argue briefly


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Etymology 2

Shortening of spatterdash, from spatter + dash

Noun

  1. A covering or decorative covering worn over a shoe.


Translations
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Etymology 3

Old English spittan, spætan

Verb

spat


Category:English irregular simple past forms Category:English irregular past participles Category:English words with multiple etymologies Category:Unknown etymology

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Dutch

Noun

spat

  1. spot, speckle, stain


Category:Footwear

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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Spit \Spit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spit (Spat, archaic); p.
pr. & vb. n. Spitting.] [AS. spittan; akin to G.
sp["u]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. "Thus spit I out my venom."
--Chaucer.
[1913 Webster]

2. To eject; to throw out; to belch.
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Note: Spitted was sometimes used as the preterit and the past
participle. "He . . . shall be mocked, and spitefully
entreated, and spitted on." --Luke xviii. 32.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Spat \Spat\, v. i.
To dispute. [R.] --Smart.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English 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.]
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Little Isabel leaped up and down, spatting her hands.
--Judd.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Spat \Spat\, n. [Short for Spatterdash.]
1. A legging; a gaiter. [Scot. & Dial. Eng.]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]

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.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Spat \Spat\,
imp. of Spit. [Obs. or R.]
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English 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.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Spat \Spat\, v. i. & t.
To emit spawn; to emit, as spawn.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Spat \Spat\, n. [Cf. Pat.]
1. A light blow with something flat. [U.S. & Prov. Eng.]
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2. Hence, a petty combat, esp. a verbal one; a little
quarrel, dispute, or dissension. [U. S.]
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WordNet spat
n 1: a quarrel about petty points [syn: bicker, bickering, tiff,
squabble, pettifoggery, fuss]
2: a cloth covering (a legging) that provides covering for the
instep and ankles [syn: spats, gaiter]
3: a young oyster or other bivalve
v 1: come down like raindrops; "Bullets were spatting down on us"
2: become permanently attached; "mollusks or oysters spat"
3: strike with a sound like that of falling rain; "Bullets were
spatting the leaves"
4: clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate
approval [syn: applaud, clap, acclaim] [ant: boo]
5: engage in a brief and petty quarrel
6: spawn; "oysters spat"
7: clap one's hands together; "The children were clapping to
the music" [syn: clap]
[also: spatting, spatted]
WordNet spit
n 1: a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea [syn: tongue]
2: a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary
glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth
and starts the digestion of starches [syn: saliva, spittle]
3: a skewer for holding meat over a fire
4: the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva) [syn: spitting,
expectoration]
v 1: expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth;
"The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer"
[syn: ptyalize, ptyalise, spew, spue]
2: utter with anger or contempt [syn: spit out]
3: rain gently; "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are
slick" [syn: sprinkle, spatter, patter, pitter-patter]
4: drive a skewer through; "skewer the meat for the BBQ" [syn:
skewer]
[also: spitting, spitted, spat]
WordNet spat
See spit
[also: spatting, spatted]
Moby Dictionary
altercate , altercation , argument , beef , bicker , bickering ,
blood feud , box , brawl , broil , brood , buffet , burst , caterwaul ,
chop , clutch , contention , controversy , differ , dispute , donnybrook ,
donnybrook fair , embroilment , fall , falling-out , farrow , feud ,
fight , flite , fliting , fracas , fry , fuss , get , hassle , hatch ,
have words , imbroglio , join issue , litter , logomachy , miff , nest ,
open quarrel , paste , polemic , punch , quarrel , set to , sharp words ,
slanging match , slap , smack , snarl , spar , spawn , squabble , strife ,
swack , tiff , tussle , vendetta , words , wrangle , young


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