What is the meaning of spat?

noun

• A quarrel about petty points.
  • synonyms: bicker, bickering, tiff, squabble, pettifoggery, fuss
• A cloth covering (a legging) that covers the instep and ankles.
  • synonyms: gaiter
• A young oyster or other bivalve.

verb

• Come down like raindrops.
  • usage: "Bullets were spatting down on us"
• Become permanently attached.
  • usage: "mollusks or oysters spat"
• Strike with a sound like that of falling rain.
  • usage: "Bullets were spatting the leaves"
• Clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval.
  • synonyms: applaud, clap, acclaim
• Engage in a brief and petty quarrel.
• Spawn.
  • usage: "oysters spat"
• Clap one's hands together.
  • usage: "The children were clapping to the music"
  • synonyms: clap
• Expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth.
  • usage: "The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer"
  • synonyms: spit, ptyalize, ptyalise, spew, spue
• Utter with anger or contempt.
  • synonyms: spit, spit out
• Rain gently.
  • usage: "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick"
  • synonyms: sprinkle, spit, spatter, patter, pitter-patter
• Drive a skewer through.
  • usage: "skewer the meat for the BBQ"
  • synonyms: skewer, spit