Spat — meaning in English

English meaning

• late adj Arriving or happening after the expected or usual time.
• spar noun A strong pole used as a mast, boom, or similar support on a ship or aircraft.

Senses

Spat is used for these senses in English:

• fall behind (idiomatic, intransitive) To be late (for a regular event)
• late After a deadline has passed, past a designated time.
• spar (mineralogy) Any crystal with readily discernible faces.
• spavin (countable) A bony swelling which develops in a horse's leg where the shank and splint bone meet, caused by inflammation of the cartilage connecting those bones; also, a similar swelling caused by inflammation of the hock bones.

late — full definition

1. adj Arriving or happening after the expected or usual time.
2. adj Near the end of a period of time.
3. adj Used before a name to refer respectfully to someone who has died.
4. adv After the expected or usual time.

spar — full definition

1. noun A strong pole used as a mast, boom, or similar support on a ship or aircraft.
2. verb To practice fighting or boxing, typically without full force.
3. verb To argue or exchange words in a light, back-and-forth way.

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