spat

Noun
  1. A quarrel about petty points (synset 107199395)
    is a type of: dustup, quarrel, row, run-in, words, wrangle - an angry dispute
    same as: bicker, bickering, fuss, pettifoggery, squabble, tiff
  2. A cloth covering (a legging) that covers the instep and ankles (synset 104276932)
    is a type of: leg covering, legging, leging - a garment covering the leg (usually extending from the knee to the ankle)
    same as: gaiter
  3. A young oyster or other bivalve (synset 101958985)
    is a type of: offspring, young - any immature animal
    belongs to: bivalvia, class bivalvia, class lamellibranchia, class pelecypoda, lamellibranchia - oysters; clams; scallops; mussels
Verb
  1. Come down like raindrops (synset 202763140)
    "Bullets were spatting down on us"
    is a type of: come down, fall, precipitate - fall from clouds
  2. Become permanently attached (synset 201541573)
    "mollusks or oysters spat"
    is a type of: attach - become attached
  3. Strike with a sound like that of falling rain (synset 201240625)
    "Bullets were spatting the leaves"
    is a type of: collide with, hit, impinge on, run into, strike - hit against; come into sudden contact with
  4. Clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval (synset 200863593)
    entail: approve, o.k., okay, sanction - give sanction to
    is a type of: gesticulate, gesture, motion - show, express or direct through movement
    subtypes: bravo - applaud with shouts of `bravo' or `brava'
    same as: acclaim, applaud, clap
  5. Engage in a brief and petty quarrel (synset 200776862)
    is a type of: altercate, argufy, dispute, quarrel, scrap - have a disagreement over something
  6. Spawn (synset 200056543)
    "oysters spat"
    is a type of: spawn - lay spawn
  7. Clap one's hands together (synset 200034108)
    "The children were clapping to the music"
    is a type of: gesticulate, gesture, motion - show, express or direct through movement
    same as: clap

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