Spat (Verb)
Meaning 1
Clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval.
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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Meaning 2
Come down like raindrops; "Bullets were spatting down on us".
Classification
Verbs of raining, snowing, thawing, thundering.
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Meaning 3
Engage in a brief and petty quarrel.
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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Meaning 4
Clap one's hands together; "The children were clapping to the music".
Classification
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
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Meaning 5
Become permanently attached; "mollusks or oysters spat".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 6
Strike with a sound like that of falling rain; "Bullets were spatting the leaves".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 7
Spawn; "oysters spat".
Classification
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
Examples
- The oysters spat on the surface of the water.
- The water quality was perfect for the oysters to spat and grow into healthy adults.
- During the full moon the mussels spat onto the nearest surface where they settled.
- Clams and oysters spat on rocks where they attached themselves by a strong foot.
- Scallops will spat naturally on the seafloor where they buried themselves for safety.