Meaning & use
spat
A brief, minor quarrel or disagreement, usually not serious.
See it in a sentence
The siblings had a quick spat over who would control the television remote.
Their little spat was forgotten by dinnertime, and they were laughing again.
A note on using this word
Spat describes a short, relatively unimportant argument, milder than words like 'feud' or 'fight.'
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Another way to use it
2. noun
The larval or juvenile stage of an oyster or similar shellfish.
Farmers collected oyster spat on ropes suspended in the bay to grow into adults.
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