spat
spat
- n a quarrel about petty points
- n a cloth covering (a legging) that covers the instep and ankles
- n a young oyster or other bivalve
- v come down like raindrops
Bullets were spatting down on us - v become permanently attached
mollusks or oysters spat - v strike with a sound like that of falling rain
Bullets were spatting the leaves - v clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval
- v engage in a brief and petty quarrel
- v spawn
oysters spat - v clap one's hands together
- v expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth
The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer - v utter with anger or contempt
- v rain gently
- v drive a skewer through
- CON: Her much spat-upon acting career appears to be at an end; but her newly spat-upon directing career might just be beginning.
- Williams bashed Denny's head with a cinderblock, while another rioter, Henry Keith Watson stood on his neck and another spat on him; a motorcyclist even shot at the truck's gas tank .
- A young man spat on him.