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   Spat

   /spat/

   

   noun

   • 1. a petty quarrel: "when we had our little spats, he had only to smile to get back on the right side of me"

   verb

   • 1. quarrel pettily: "people expected him and his wife to spat continually"
   • ▪ slap lightly: "I spatted your hands when you were naughty"

   Word Origin early 19th century (originally a US colloquial usage): probably imitative.

   Scrabble Points: 6

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   Is spat a verb or a noun?

   • In case of no. 2 conjugation, it's when it means "to pierce something like a meat" For 'spat', spat is also a noun and a verb as well, which means a trivial fight or have a trivial fight. As a verb, the word 'spat's past and past participle are "spatted". So it's a totally diffrent word from the 'spit's conjugations above of no. 1, 2, and 3.

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   Is spitted a tense?

   • 2 sounds completely wrong here. "Spitted" is the past tense of the word "to spit" (transitive) where "spit" means "to spit a piece of meat for roasting on a fire". But when used as the past tense of "to spit saliva from the mouth" it sounds like the sort of thing a young child would say before being corrected by an adult.

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   How often does a spat reemerge?

   • Every so often, the spat between the two digital operations reemerges. We see a couple shouting or arguing or something, we don’t know is this really an emergency, or is this just two people having a spat. Upstairs, in the living room, splintered logs of hemlock cackled and spat from inside the wood stove.

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3. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySPAT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   SPAT meaning: 1. past simple and past participle of spit 2. a short argument, usually about something that is not…. Learn more.

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   Origin spat2 1. (1800-1900) Perhaps from the sound of a blow. 2. (1800-1900) spatterdash “spat” ((17-20 centuries)), from spatter + dash. spat meaning, definition, what is spat: the past tense and past participle of sp...: Learn more.

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   noun. a petty quarrel. Synonyms: set-to, scrap, tiff. a light blow; slap; smack. verb (used without object) , spat·ted, spat·ting. to engage in a petty quarrel or dispute. to splash or spatter; rain spatting against the window. verb (used with object) , spat·ted, spat·ting. to strike lightly; slap. spat. 2. [ spat ] Phonetic (Standard)IPA. verb.

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   May 14, 2017 · 8 senses: 1. rare a slap or smack 2. a slight quarrel 3. rare to slap (someone) 4. US, Canadian and New Zealand to have a.... Click for more definitions.

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   Definitions of 'spat' 1. Spat is the past tense and past participle of spit . [...] 2. A spat between people, countries, or organizations is a disagreement between them. [...] 3. Spats are specially shaped pieces of cloth or leather which button down one side and which were worn in former times by men over their ankles and part of their shoes.

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   [ spat ] show ipa noun 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.

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   Spat Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary. Home. Dictionary Meanings. Spat Definition. spăt. spats, spatted, spatting. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Origin. Noun. Verb. Filter. noun. spats. A larva of an oyster or similar bivalve that has settled by attaching to a surface. American Heritage. Similar definitions. A slap.