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spat

1  [spat] ,noun, verb, spat⋅ted, spat⋅ting.
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–noun
1. a petty quarrel.
2. a light blow; slap; smack.
–verb (used without object)
3. to engage in a petty quarrel or dispute.
4. to splash or spatter; rain spatting against the window.
–verb (used with object)
5. to strike lightly; slap.
Origin:
1795–1805, Americanism; perh. imit.

Synonyms:
1. tiff, scrap, set-to.
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spat

2  [spat] ,
–verb
a pt. and pp. of spit 1 .
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spat 2   (spāt)   
n.   pl. spat or spats

  1. An oyster or similar bivalve mollusk in the larval stage, especially when it settles to the bottom and begins to develop a shell.

  2. The spawn of an oyster or a similar mollusk.

intr.v.   spat·ted, spat·ting, spats
To spawn. Used of oysters and similar mollusks.

[Middle English.]
spat 4   (spāt)   
n.  

  1. A brief quarrel.

  2. Informal A slap or smack.

  3. A spattering sound, as of raindrops.

v.   spat·ted, spat·ting, spats

v.   intr.

  1. To engage in a brief quarrel.

  2. To strike with a light spattering sound; slap.

v.   tr. Informal
To slap.

[Origin unknown.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History

spat  (1)
"petty quarrel," 1804, Amer.Eng., of unknown origin; perhaps somehow imitative (cf. spat "smack, slap," attested from 1823).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: spat
past and past participle of SPIT
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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