(v): fall from clouds
(v): become permanently attached
(v): become attached
(v): strike with a sound like that of falling rain
(v): hit against; come into sudden contact with
(v): clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval
(v): show, express or direct through movement
(v): engage in a brief and petty quarrel
(v): have a disagreement over something
(v): spawn
(v): lay spawn
(v): clap one's hands together
(v): show, express or direct through movement
(v): expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth
(v): discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth
(v): utter with anger or contempt
(v): express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words)
(v): rain gently
(v): precipitate as rain
(v): drive a skewer through
(v): pierce with a pin
(n): a quarrel about petty points
(n): an angry dispute
(n): a cloth covering (a legging) that covers the instep and ankles
(n): a garment covering the leg (usually extending from the knee to the ankle)
(n): a young oyster or other bivalve
(n): any immature animal
I'm thinking of the cheap vinyl spats that they force upon marching band members, usually to cover huge, white shoes.
So were we, u--it *is* the past tense of spit, as trivet says. But there were so many of us that I guess no one bothered to challenge us. ;-)
But it *is* the past tense of spit, unless you are cooking - who would want to eat a spat/roasted chicken?
I was raised to say spat as the past tense of spit. I never heard the end of it as a kid! What a freak I was.
Hey! I like the shoe spats - they're so debonair.
And the past tense of spit.
And a petty quarrel.
Ugly shoe covers that cover even uglier shoes.
a young oyster
obs. astronomic measurement of about 1e12 meters.