scrap vs spat

scrap and spat both are nouns.

scrap and spat both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
scrap	Yes	No	Yes	No
spat	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, spat is a hyponym of scrap; that is, spat is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than scrap:

scrap: have a disagreement over something
spat: engage in a brief and petty quarrel

Other hyponyms of scrap include brawl, wrangle, polemicise, polemicize, polemise, polemize, fall out.

scrap (noun)	spat (noun)
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle	a young oyster or other bivalve
a small piece of something that is left over after the rest has been used	a cloth covering (a legging) that covers the instep and ankles
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole	a quarrel about petty points
worthless material that is to be disposed of

scrap (verb)	spat (verb)
make into scrap or refuse	clap one's hands together
have a disagreement over something	spawn
dispose of (something useless or old)	engage in a brief and petty quarrel
	clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval
	strike with a sound like that of falling rain
	become permanently attached
	come down like raindrops

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