spat
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/spæt/
🇬🇧
/spæt/
noun
R
a brief and petty disagreement
The couple had a spat over who should take out the trash.
R
a piece of fabric that was once worn over the top of a shoe to protect the ankle
The vintage suit included a pair of spats that were fashionable in the 1920s.
verb
R
to argue or fight in a petty or trivial way
The neighbors spat over the property line dispute for years.
translation
a brief and petty disagreement; a piece of fabric that was once worn over the top of a shoe to protect the ankle
to argue or fight in a petty or trivial way
Word Forms
Plural
spats
Perfect
spatted
Past
spatted
Progressive
spatting
3rd Present
spats