(פ') לסטור קלות; לריב מריבה קלה; להשריץ, להטיל ביצים (צדפות וכו')

(ש"ע) מגן-קרסול; ביצי-צדפות; מריבה קלה; סטירה קלה, טפיחה

(פ') לירוק, לרקוק; לפלוט; להשמיע קול יריקה (של זעם); לטפטף (גשם)

v. quarrel; slap lightly; deposit eggs, produce spawn (of shellfish)

n. minor quarrel; light slap; gaiter that covers the instep and ankle and is fastened to a shoe by a strap under the heel; young oyster or other shellfish

v. eject saliva from the mouth; discharge, throw out, eject; express anger or contempt by or as if by expectorating; say quickly and angrily; fall lightly (of rain or snow)

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Noun
1. a quarrel about petty points
(synonym) bicker, bickering, tiff, squabble, pettifoggery, fuss
(hypernym) quarrel, wrangle, row, words, run-in, dustup
2. a cloth covering (a legging) that provides covering for the instep and ankles
(synonym) spats, gaiter
(hypernym) legging, legin, leg covering
3. a young oyster or other bivalve
(hypernym) young, offspring
(member-holonym) Bivalvia, class Bivalvia, Lamellibranchia, class Lamellibranchia, class Pelecypoda

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Verb
1. come down like raindrops; "Bullets were spatting down on us"
(hypernym) precipitate, come down, fall
2. become permanently attached; "mollusks or oysters spat"
(hypernym) attach
3. strike with a sound like that of falling rain; "Bullets were spatting the leaves"
(hypernym) hit, strike, impinge on, run into, collide with
4. clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval
(synonym) applaud, clap, acclaim
(hypernym) gesticulate, gesture, motion
(hyponym) bravo
(entail) approve, O.K., okay, sanction
5. engage in a brief and petty quarrel
(hypernym) quarrel, dispute, scrap, argufy, altercate
(derivation) bicker, bickering, tiff, squabble, pettifoggery, fuss
6. spawn; "oysters spat"
(hypernym) spawn
7. clap one's hands together; "The children were clapping to the music"
(synonym) clap
(hypernym) gesticulate, gesture, motion

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Noun
1. a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea
(synonym) tongue
(hypernym) cape, ness
(substance-meronym) sand
2. a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches
(synonym) saliva, spittle
(hypernym) secretion
(hyponym) drool, dribble, drivel, slobber
(part-holonym) salivary gland
(substance-meronym) ptyalin
(derivation) ptyalize, ptyalise, spew, spue
3. a skewer for holding meat over a fire
(hypernym) skewer
(hyponym) turnspit
(part-holonym) rack, stand
(derivation) skewer
4. the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva)
(synonym) spitting, expectoration
(hypernym) expulsion, projection, ejection, forcing out
(derivation) ptyalize, ptyalise, spew, spue

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Verb
1. expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth; "The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer"
(synonym) ptyalize, ptyalise, spew, spue
(hypernym) expectorate, cough up, cough out, spit up, spit out
(see-also) expectorate, cough up, cough out, spit up, spit out
(derivation) spitting, expectoration
2. utter with anger or contempt
(synonym) spit out
(hypernym) utter, emit, let out, let loose
3. rain gently; "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick"
(synonym) sprinkle, spatter, patter, pitter-patter
(hypernym) rain, rain down
4. drive a skewer through; "skewer the meat for the BBQ"
(synonym) skewer
(hypernym) pin

nm. spar, spavin

adj. late, belated

adv. late, with a delay, until a late hour, until a late stage

n. spavin, spatter, springhalt, flick, curb

v. splash, spatter, spout, dash, plash, sputter