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Definitions for Spat

[1] a petty quarrel.
[2] a light blow; slap; smack.
[3] to engage in a petty quarrel or dispute.
[4] to splash or spatter; rain spatting against the window.
[5] to strike lightly; slap.
[6] a simple past tense and past participle of spit1.
[7] a short gaiter worn over the instep and usually fastened under the foot with a strap, worn especially in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
[8] the spawn of an oyster or similar shellfish.
[9] young oysters collectively.
[10] a young oyster.
[11] seed oyster.
[12] to eject saliva from the mouth; expectorate.
[13] to express hatred, contempt, etc., by or as if by ejecting saliva from the mouth.
[14] to sputter: grease spitting on the fire.
[15] to fall in scattered drops or flakes, as rain or snow.
[16] to eject from the mouth: The children were spitting watermelon seeds over the fence.
[17] to throw out or emit like saliva: The kettle spits boiling water over the stove.
[18] to set a flame to.
[19] saliva, especially when ejected.
[20] the act of spitting.
[21] Entomology . Also called spittle. the frothy secretion exuded by spittlebugs.
[22] a light fall of rain or snow.
[23] spit up , to vomit; throw up: The wounded soldier spat up blood. If you jostle the baby, she'll spit up.
[24] a pointed rod or bar for thrusting through and holding meat that is to be cooked before or over a fire.
[25] any of various rods, pins, or the like used for particular purposes.
[26] a narrow point of land projecting into the water.
[27] a long, narrow shoal extending from the shore.
[28] to pierce, stab, or transfix, as with a spit; impale on something sharp.
[29] to thrust a spit into or through.
[30] rare a slap or smack
[31] a slight quarrel
[32] rare to slap (someone)
[33] (intr) US , Canadian and NZ to have a slight quarrel
[34] a past tense and past participle of spit 1
[35] another name for gaiter (def. 2)
[36] a larval oyster or similar bivalve mollusc, esp when it settles to the sea bottom and starts to develop a shell
[37] such oysters or other molluscs collectively
[38] (intr) to expel saliva from the mouth; expectorate
[39] (intr) informal to show disdain or hatred by spitting
[40] (of a fire, hot fat, etc) to eject (fragments of coal, sparks, etc) violently and with an explosive sound; splutter
[41] (intr) to rain very lightly
[42] (tr often foll by out ) to eject or discharge (something) from the mouth he spat the food out ; to spit blood
[43] (tr often foll by out ) to utter (short sharp words or syllables), esp in a violent manner
[44] spit chips Australian slang to be very angry Also (NZ): spit tacks
[45] spit it out! British informal a command given to someone that he should speak forthwith
[46] another name for spittle
[47] a light or brief fall of rain, snow, etc
[48] the act or an instance of spitting
[49] informal , mainly British another word for spitting image
[50] a pointed rod on which meat is skewered and roasted before or over an open fire
[51] Also called: rotisserie , rotating spit a similar device rotated by electricity or clockwork, fitted onto a cooker
[52] an elongated often hooked strip of sand or shingle projecting from the shore, deposited by longshore drift, and usually above water
[53] (tr) to impale on or transfix with or as if with a spit
[54] the depth of earth cut by a spade; a spade's depth

Words related to Spat

squabble, discord, tiff, run-in, disagreement, misunderstanding, friction, strife, feud, flare-up, altercation, fracas, brouhaha, falling-out, bickering, embroilment, fuss, beef, argument, dissension

Words nearby Spat

spastic gait, spastic hemiplegia, spastic ileus, spastic paralysis, spasticity, spat, spatchcock, spate, spathaceous, spathe, spathic

Origin of Spat

it2before 1000; Middle English spite, Old English spitu; cognate with Middle Dutch, Middle Low German spit, spet, Old High German spiz spit; akin to Old Norse spīta peg

Other words from Spat

spit·like , adjective

Word origin for Spat

itC16: from Middle Dutch and Middle Low German spit

Synonyms for Spat

altercation, bickering, brouhaha, difference of opinion, disagreement, discord, falling-out, feud, flare-up, fracas, friction, misunderstanding, run-in, squabble, strife, tiff, argument, beef, conflict, dissension, embroilment, fuss, hubbub, miff, row, rumpus, words