Main entry: spat
Definition: a young oyster or other bivalve
Definition: a cloth covering (a legging) that covers the instep and ankles
Main entry: bicker, bickering, fuss, spat, squabble, tiff, pettifoggery
Definition: a quarrel about petty points
Definition: clap one's hands together
Usage: The children were clapping to the music
Main entry: spat
Definition: spawn
Usage: oysters spat
Main entry: spat
Definition: engage in a brief and petty quarrel
Main entry: spat, clap, acclaim, applaud
Definition: clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval
Main entry: spat
Definition: strike with a sound like that of falling rain
Usage: Bullets were spatting the leaves
Main entry: spat
Definition: become permanently attached
Usage: mollusks or oysters spat
Main entry: spat
Definition: come down like raindrops
Usage: Bullets were spatting down on us