Look up: spat

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   spat
   [n] - a cloth covering (a legging) that provides covering for the instep and ankles 2. [n] - a young oyster or other bivalve 3. [v] - come down like raindrops 4. [v] - become permanently attached, as of mollusks or oysters 5. [v] - strike with a sound like that of falling rain 6. [v] - engage in a brief and petty quarrel 7. [v] - spawn
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   Spat
   The stage in a mollusc`s lifecycle in which it goes from being free swimming to attaching itself to a substrate.
   Found on http://www.fishonline.org/information/gl
   
   
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   spat
   a fairing around the wheel of a fixed landing gear Category: Transport
   Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition
   
   
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   Spat
   Spat imperfect of Spit . [ Obsolete or R.]
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/155
   
   
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   Spat
   Spat noun [ From the root of spit ; hence, literally, that which is ejected.] A young oyster or other bivalve mollusk, both before and after it first becomes adherent, or such young, collectively.
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   Spat
   Spat intransitive verb & t. To emit spawn; to emit, as spawn.
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/155
   
   
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   Spat
   Spat noun [ Confer Pat .] 1. A light blow with something flat. [ U.S. & Prov. Eng.] 2. Hence, a petty combat, esp. a verbal one; a little quarrel, dispute, or dissension. [ U. S.]
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/155
   
   
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   Spat
   Spat intransitive verb To dispute. [ R.] Smart.
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/155
   
   
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   Spat
   Spat transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Spatted ; present participle & verbal noun Spatting .] To slap, as with the open hand; to clap together; as the hands. [ Local, U.S.] « Little Isabel leaped up and down, spatting her hands.» Judd.
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/155
   
   
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    Spat
    Spat noun [ Short for Spatterdash .] 1. A legging; a gaiter. [ Scot. & Dial. Eng.] 2. A kind of short cloth or leather gaiter worn over the upper part of the shoe and fastened beneath the instep; -- chiefly in plural
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/155
    
    
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    spat
    noun a young oyster or other bivalve
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?
    
    
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    spat
    noun a cloth covering (a legging) that covers the instep and ankles
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?
    
    
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    Spat
    `Spat` may refer to: * Spitting, in the past tense * Spat (unit), an astronomical unit of distance * Spats, a type of shoe accessory * spat, a brief argument, quarrel, or small fight * spat, a baby oyster or larvae
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    Spat
    • (n.) A kind of short cloth or leather gaiter worn over the upper part of the shoe and fastened beneath the instep; -- chiefly in pl. • (n.) A legging; a gaiter. • imp. of Spit. • (n.) A light blow with something flat. • (v. i. & t.) To emit spawn; to emit, as spawn. • (n.) A young oyster or other bivalve mollusk, ...
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    spat
    (from the article `oyster`) ...of some species are released into the water before fertilization by the sperm; the eggs of others are fertilized within the female. The young are ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/136
    
    
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    spat
    
    1. petty quarrel
    2. a cloth covering (a legging) that provides covering for the instep and ankles
    3. a young oyster or other bivalve
    
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    spat
    an informal unit of distance formerly used by astronomers. The spat is equal to the terameter (Tm, or 10¹² meters). This is equivalent to about 6.6846 astronomical units. The origin of this usage is not clear; 'spat' may be an acronym for 'space unit' or 'space-time'.
    Found on http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/dictS.