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spat

The correct spelling is spat.

How to pronounce spat

/spæt/
verb

IPA: /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. 1.To evacuate (saliva or another substance) from the mouth, etc.
  2. 2.To emit or expel in a manner similar to evacuating saliva from the mouth; specifically, to rain or snow slightly.
  3. 3.To utter (something) violently.
  4. 4.(hip-hop) To rap, to utter.
  5. 5.To make a spitting sound, like an angry cat.

noun

  1. 1.The spawn of shellfish, especially oysters and similar molluscs.
  2. 2.A juvenile shellfish which has attached to a hard surface.
  3. 3.(often in the plural) A covering or decorative covering worn over a shoe.
  4. 4.A piece of bodywork that covers the upper portions of the rear tyres of a car.
  5. 5.A brief argument, falling out, quarrel.

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