spat in WordNet English dictionary

1. clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval
   applaud  clap  spat  acclaim 
   
2. clap one's hands together
   "The children were clapping to the music"
   clap  spat 
   
3. spawn
   "oysters spat"
   spat 
   
4. engage in a brief and petty quarrel
   spat 
   
5. strike with a sound like that of falling rain
   "Bullets were spatting the leaves"
   spat 
   
6. become permanently attached
   "mollusks or oysters spat"
   spat 
   
7. come down like raindrops
   "Bullets were spatting down on us"
   spat 
   

1. a quarrel about petty points
   bicker  bickering  spat  tiff  squabble  pettifoggery  fuss 
   
2. a cloth covering (a legging) that covers the instep and ankles
   spat  gaiter 
   
3. a young oyster or other bivalve
   spat