- spat
- n1. quarrel, disagreement, squabble, tiff, Brit. Dial. fratch; personal conflict, Inf. run-in, Inf. hassle, Inf. barney; falling-out, rupture, open variance; dispute, wrangle, bickering, controversy, difference of opinion.2. slap, blow, smack, buff, spank, flap, clap, crack; whack, thwack, hit, bang; Inf. swat, clip, Inf. biff, Inf. bat, Inf. belt, Inf. clout; Sl. sock, Sl. slug, Sl. shot; swipe, cuff, jab; buffet, Sl. whop, bash.v3. squabble, altercate, quarrel; argue, disagree, dispute, spar, have words, Inf. pick a crow; fall out, tiff, quibble, wrangle; differ, contend, clash, raise voices, take issue, object.4. spatter, splash. See spatter.5. slap, smack, hit, whack, thwack, rap, spank, Inf. swat, clip, Inf. bat, Inf. clout.
A Note on the Style of the synonym finder. 2014.