Meaning of spat In English

• 0 past simple and past participle of spit

• 1 a short argument, usually about something that is not important:

  • She was having a spat with her brother about who should do the washing up.

• 2 a piece of cloth or leather covering the ankle and part of the shoe and fastening on the side, worn in the past by men

• 3 past simple and past participle of spit

• 4 an argument about something not important:

  • This was a spat, not a serious fight.