verb Download 🔗Share To evacuate (saliva or another substance) from the mouth, etc. Examples : "The child spat out the sour candy. " physiology body action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To emit or expel in a manner similar to evacuating saliva from the mouth; specifically, to rain or snow slightly. Examples : "a hot pan spitting droplets of fat" weather Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To utter (something) violently. Examples : "The student spat out his answer to the teacher, angry that he'd been asked a question he didn't know. " language communication Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (hip-hop) To rap, to utter. Examples : "During the cypher, each rapper got a chance to spat their rhymes. " music entertainment language Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To make a spitting sound, like an angry cat. Examples : "The cat spat angrily at the dog, its fur bristling. " animal sound Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The spawn of shellfish, especially oysters and similar molluscs. Examples : "The oyster farmer carefully collected the spat from the water. " biology animal food fish ocean Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A juvenile shellfish which has attached to a hard surface. Examples : "The young oyster, a tiny spat, clung to the rocks near the pier. " animal fish biology food ocean Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To spawn. Used of shellfish as above. Examples : "During the warm summer months, the oysters spat millions of larvae into the bay, hoping some would survive. " biology animal fish nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (often in the plural) A covering or decorative covering worn over a shoe. Examples : "The gentleman wore stylish white spats over his black boots to protect them from the mud. " appearance wear style Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A piece of bodywork that covers the upper portions of the rear tyres of a car. Examples : "The classic car had a stylish spat covering the top of each rear wheel, giving it a streamlined look. " vehicle part appearance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A brief argument, falling out, quarrel. Examples : "get into a trivial spat over punctuality" communication action family society Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To quarrel or argue briefly. Examples : "The siblings spat over who got to use the tablet first. " communication action human person family Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A light blow with something flat. Examples : "The little boy gave his brother a spat of his ruler, making a sharp, quick sound. " action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To strike with a spattering sound. Examples : "The angry child spat a mouthful of juice at the wall. " sound action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To slap, as with the open hand; to clap together, as the hands. Examples : "The teacher spat his hands together to get the class's attention. " action body Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An obsolete unit of distance in astronomy (symbol S), equal to one billion kilometres. Examples : "The astronomer calculated the distance to the star in spat, a unit of one billion kilometers. " astronomy physics space unit science Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
