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The correct spelling is spat.
How to pronounce spat
/spæt/
verbIPA: /spæt/
Say it like: Spa-t
The correct spelling is spat. To evacuate (saliva or another substance) from the mouth, etc. For example: "a hot pan spitting droplets of fat"
Usage Examples
“a hot pan spitting droplets of fat”
“get into a trivial spat over punctuality”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To evacuate (saliva or another substance) from the mouth, etc.
- 2.To emit or expel in a manner similar to evacuating saliva from the mouth; specifically, to rain or snow slightly.
- 3.To utter (something) violently.
- 4.(hip-hop) To rap, to utter.
- 5.To make a spitting sound, like an angry cat.
noun
- 1.The spawn of shellfish, especially oysters and similar molluscs.
- 2.A juvenile shellfish which has attached to a hard surface.
- 3.(often in the plural) A covering or decorative covering worn over a shoe.
- 4.A piece of bodywork that covers the upper portions of the rear tyres of a car.
- 5.A brief argument, falling out, quarrel.
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