Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  spat 
 
  1  of  7  senses  of  spat 
 
  Sense  4 
  applaud,  clap,  spat,  acclaim 
  =>  bravo 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  spat 
 
  1  of  7  senses  of  spat 
 
  Sense  4 
  applaud,  clap,  spat,  acclaim 
  =>  bravo 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  spat 
 
  1  of  7  senses  of  spat 
 
  Sense  4 
  applaud,  clap,  spat,  acclaim 
  =>  approve,  ok  okay,  sanction 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  spat 
 
  7  senses  of  spat 
 
  Sense  1 
  spat 
  =>  precipitate,  come  down  fall 
 
  Sense  2 
  spat 
  =>  attach 
 
  Sense  3 
  spat 
  =>  hit,  strike,  impinge  on  run  into  collide  with 
 
  Sense  4 
  applaud,  clap,  spat,  acclaim 
  =>  gesticulate,  gesture,  motion 
 
  Sense  5 
  spat 
  =>  quarrel,  dispute,  scrap,  argufy,  altercate 
 
  Sense  6 
  spat 
  =>  spawn 
 
  Sense  7 
  clap,  spat 
  =>  gesticulate,  gesture,  motion 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  spat 
 
  spat  used  as  a  verb  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  7) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  spat 
 
  Sense  1 
  spat 
  =>  precipitate,  come  down  fall 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  spat 
  =>  attach 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  spat 
  =>  hit,  strike,  impinge  on  run  into  collide  with 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  applaud,  clap,  spat,  acclaim 
  =>  gesticulate,  gesture,  motion 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  spat 
  =>  quarrel,  dispute,  scrap,  argufy,  altercate 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  6 
  spat 
  =>  spawn 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  7 
  clap,  spat 
  =>  gesticulate,  gesture,  motion 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  spat 
 
  The  verb  spat  has  7  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  spat  --  (come  down  like  raindrops;  "Bullets  were  spatting  down  on  us") 
  2.  spat  --  (become  permanently  attached,  as  of  mollusks  or  oysters) 
  3.  spat  --  (strike  with  a  sound  like  that  of  falling  rain;  "Bullets  were  spatting  the  leaves") 
  4.  applaud,  clap,  spat,  acclaim  --  (clap  one's  hands  or  shout  after  performances  to  indicate  approval) 
  5.  spat  --  (engage  in  a  brief  and  petty  quarrel) 
  6.  spat  --  (spawn;  "oysters  spat") 
  7.  clap,  spat  --  (clap  one's  hands  together;  "The  children  were  clapping  to  the  music") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  spat 
 
  The  verb  spat  has  7  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  spat  --  (come  down  like  raindrops;  "Bullets  were  spatting  down  on  us") 
  2.  spat  --  (become  permanently  attached,  as  of  mollusks  or  oysters) 
  3.  spat  --  (strike  with  a  sound  like  that  of  falling  rain;  "Bullets  were  spatting  the  leaves") 
  4.  applaud,  clap,  spat,  acclaim  --  (clap  one's  hands  or  shout  after  performances  to  indicate  approval) 
  5.  spat  --  (engage  in  a  brief  and  petty  quarrel) 
  6.  spat  --  (spawn;  "oysters  spat") 
  7.  clap,  spat  --  (clap  one's  hands  together;  "The  children  were  clapping  to  the  music") 

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