spat
gb/spˈæt/ us/spˈæt/
A2
ఆంగ్లం
~ 2000
అర్థాలు
0 అర్థాలు
నామవాచకం
B1
event
1
A brief, petty quarrel
A small and quick argument between people.
వాడుక నమూనా:
to have a spat with [someone]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners sometimes confuse 'spat' with 'spit' due to similar spelling, but 'spat' here means an argument, not ejecting saliva.
పర్యాయపదాలు
quarrel (More general term for an argument; can be longer or more serious.)
|
tiff (Informal term for a light or petty argument.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
agreement (Represents harmony or consensus, the opposite of a disagreement.)
పదకలయికలు
have a spat
|lover's spat
|petty spat
|family spat
విషయాలు
relationships
|emotions
|daily life
|communication
ఉదాహరణలు
- They had a little spat over where to go for dinner.
- The two friends got into a spat about politics.
- It was just a minor spat, and they made up quickly.
- Their spat in the meeting surprised everyone.
- A lover's spat isn't unusual in long relationships.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- I had a spat with my brother.
- They had a small spat about the TV show.
- We had a short spat but then we were fine.
- My friends had a spat yesterday.
- She had a spat with her classmate.
క్రియ
A2
action
2
Ejected saliva from the mouth
'Spat' is the past tense of 'spit', meaning you pushed saliva out of your mouth.
వాడుక నమూనా:
[someone] spat [something]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners may confuse 'spat' as only a noun. In fact, it is also the past form of 'spit'.
పర్యాయపదాలు
expectorated (More formal/medical term for spitting.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
swallowed (Opposite physical action of keeping saliva inside the mouth.)
పదకలయికలు
spat blood
|spat on the ground
|spat in disgust
విషయాలు
bodily actions
|body
|health
ఉదాహరణలు
- He spat on the sidewalk.
- She spat the medicine into the sink.
- The man spat in disgust when he heard the news.
- They spat blood after the fight.
- I accidentally spat while laughing.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- He spat on the ground.
- She spat the food out.
- I spat when I coughed.
- The boy spat in the street.
- She spat after tasting it.
నామవాచకం
technical
B2
entity
3
A juvenile oyster or shellfish
A very young oyster or shellfish that has just attached to something in the water.
పర్యాయపదాలు
juvenile oyster (Direct descriptive synonym for the early stage of an oyster.)
పదకలయికలు
oyster spat
|collect spat
|spat settlement
విషయాలు
biology
|fishing
|animals
|nature
|food_drink
ఉదాహరణలు
- The farm collects oyster spat in the summer.
- Spat are raised in tanks before being moved to open waters.
- The health of the spat determines future harvests.
- Marine biologists study the survival rate of spat.
- Spat settlement is crucial for oyster farming.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- The farm grows oyster spat.
- Spat are baby oysters.
- We saw spat in the water.
- The fishermen collect spat.
- Spat grow into big oysters.
నామవాచకం
archaic
C1
entity
4
Cloth covering worn over shoes
A small cover worn over shoes to protect them or for fashion, used in the past.
పర్యాయపదాలు
gaiter (Similar protective clothing, but gaiters usually extend higher up the leg.)
పదకలయికలు
white spats
|wear spats
విషయాలు
clothing
|history
ఉదాహరణలు
- The gentleman wore white spats with his suit.
- Spats were fashionable in the early 20th century.
- He polished his shoes and adjusted his spats.
- The costume included a hat and spats.
- Spats are rarely seen outside period dramas.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- The man wore white spats.
- Spats were used long ago.
- He put on his spats before going out.
- Spats covered his shoes.
- Spats are not common today.
వ్యాకరణం
నిఘంటు రూపం
spat
IPA
GB/spˈæt/
US/spˈæt/
అక్షరఖండాలు & ఒత్తు
spat (1 అక్షరఖండం)
Stress on 1st syllable (spat)
పద రూపాలు
Noun
- Base: spat
- Plural: spat, spats
సంబంధిత పదాలు
Forms
spats
noun
పదప్రయోగాలు
have a spat with someone
1/hˈæv ə spˈæt wˈɪθ sˈʌmwˌʌn/
fixed phrase
Engage in a petty quarrel with someone
To have a short and small argument with another person.
ఉదాహరణలు
- I had a spat with my coworker this morning.
- She often has spats with her sister over small things.
lover's spat
1/lˈʌvɚz spˈæt/
fixed phrase
A small quarrel between lovers
A short, unimportant argument between people in a romantic relationship.
ఉదాహరణలు
- They had a lover's spat but made up quickly.
- A lover's spat is nothing to worry about if you communicate.