Spat
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To evacuate (saliva or another substance) from the mouth, etc. To spawn. Used of shellfish as above. To quarrel or argue briefly. To strike with a spattering sound.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Spawn of shellfish, especially oysters & similar molluscs. A covering or decorative covering worn over a shoe. (UK, Australia) A piece of bodywork that covers the upper portions of the rear tyres of a car. A brief argument, fall out, quarrel.
Clap
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together.Any loud, sudden, explosive sound made by striking hard surfaces together, or resembling such a sound.A slap with the hand, usually in a jovial manner.(always as “the clap”) Gonorrhea.(Yorkshire dialect) A dropping of cow dung (presumably from the sound made as it hits the ground)
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To strike the palms of the hands together, creating a sharp sound.To applaud.To slap with the hand in a jovial manner.To bring two surfaces together forcefully, creating a sharp sound.To create or assemble (something) hastily (usually followed by up or together).To set or put, usually in haste.
Example sentence: I've talked to Bill Clinton - he's the ultimate rock star; no one's more charming than him. People clap in a restaurant when he finishes dinner! I don't get that treatment. I get it when I walk onstage, but not when I have dinner.