DICTOMETER

SPAT

1. Synonyms:
   • Bicker
   • Bickering
   • Spat
   • Tiff
   • Squabble
   • Pettifoggery
   • Fuss
   Definitions:
   • a quarrel about petty points
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Spat
   • Gaiter
   Definitions:
   • a cloth covering (a legging) that covers the instep and ankles
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Spat
   Definitions:
   • a young oyster or other bivalve
   
   

1. Synonyms:
   • Spat
   Definitions:
   • come down like raindrops
   Examples:
   • Bullets were spatting down on us
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Spat
   Definitions:
   • become permanently attached
   Examples:
   • Mollusks or oysters spat
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Spat
   Definitions:
   • strike with a sound like that of falling rain
   Examples:
   • Bullets were spatting the leaves
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Applaud
   • Clap
   • Spat
   • Acclaim
   Definitions:
   • clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Spat
   Definitions:
   • engage in a brief and petty quarrel
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Spat
   Definitions:
   • spawn
   Examples:
   • Oysters spat
   
   
7. Synonyms:
   • Clap
   • Spat
   Definitions:
   • clap one's hands together
   Examples:
   • The children were clapping to the music
   
   

1. Synonyms:
   • Spit
   • Ptyalize
   • Ptyalise
   • Spew
   • Spue
   Definitions:
   • expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth
   Examples:
   • The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Spit
   • Spit out
   Definitions:
   • utter with anger or contempt
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Sprinkle
   • Spit
   • Spatter
   • Patter
   • Pitter-patter
   Definitions:
   • rain gently
   Examples:
   • It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Skewer
   • Spit
   Definitions:
   • drive a skewer through
   Examples:
   • Skewer the meat for the BBQ