spat      
 verb uk/spæt/ us/spæt/
 (spit的过去式及过去分词)
past simple and past participle of spit 
 spat  
noun uk/spæt/ us/spæt/
  (ARGUMENT)      
  [ C ] informal(通常因为小事的)争吵,争执,口角 
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. 她刚为了该由谁来洗碗与她哥哥吵了几句。 
   (SHOE)     
 [ C usually plural ](过去男子穿的)鞋罩 
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