spit

[ spit ]

/ spɪt /

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verb (used without object), spit or spat, spit·ting.

to eject saliva from the mouth; expectorate.

to express hatred, contempt, etc., by or as if by ejecting saliva from the mouth.

to sputter: grease spitting on the fire.

to fall in scattered drops or flakes, as rain or snow.

verb (used with object), spit or spat, spit·ting.

to eject from the mouth: The children were spitting watermelon seeds over the fence.

to throw out or emit like saliva: The kettle spits boiling water over the stove.

to set a flame to.

noun

saliva, especially when ejected.

the act of spitting.

Entomology. Also called spittle. the frothy secretion exuded by spittlebugs.

a light fall of rain or snow.

Verb Phrases

spit up, to vomit; throw up: The wounded soldier spat up blood. If you jostle the baby, she'll spit up.

Idioms for spit

spit and image, Informal. exact likeness; counterpart: Hunched over his desk, pen in hand, he was the spit and image of his father at work. Also spitting image, spit 'n' image.

Origin of spit

before 950; (v.) Middle English spitten, Old English spittan; cognate with German (dial.) spitzen to spit; akin to Old English spǣtan to spit, spātl spittle; (noun) Middle English, derivative of the v.

SYNONYMS FOR spit

3 spatter.

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OTHER WORDS FROM spit

spit·like, adjective

Words nearby spit

spiruroid, spiruroidea, spiry, spissatus, spissitude, spit, spit and polish, spit curl, spit in the ocean, spit take, spit up

Definition for spit (2 of 2)

spit ²

[ spit ]

/ spɪt /

noun

a pointed rod or bar for thrusting through and holding meat that is to be cooked before or over a fire.

any of various rods, pins, or the like used for particular purposes.

a narrow point of land projecting into the water.

a long, narrow shoal extending from the shore.

verb (used with object), spit·ted, spit·ting.

to pierce, stab, or transfix, as with a spit; impale on something sharp.

to thrust a spit into or through.

Origin of spit

before 1000; Middle English spite, Old English spitu; cognate with Middle Dutch, Middle Low German spit, spet, Old High German spiz spit; akin to Old Norse spīta peg

Example sentences from the Web for spit

I breathed sloppily through my mouth, hung my head between my legs, and spit every so often.

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We still have a long way to go, but it has improved dramatically since the post Vietnam syndrome when Vets were spit on.

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Forgive my candor, though such is my wont, but much like that moose on a spit, Bernie is dead.

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While promoting his new film Horns on The Tonight Show, Jimmy Fallon convinced the actor to spit some rhymes for the audience.

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He says introducing a casino in Crimea is to “spit in the face of those who believe deeply in Orthodox values.”

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Just spit in his face and give him room according to his strength, and it was just beautiful to see him peel and go in.

Roughing It |Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
The beef had been quartered and roasted on a spit over a charcoal fire, outside one of the huts.

Francisco Our Little Argentine Cousin |Eva Cannon Brooks
You spit in your catcher's mit, like Kelly, the ten-thousand-dollar baseball beauty.

Hints to Pilgrims |Charles Stephen Brooks
But needless to say, no one wants that remedy, so we go round begging the workingmen not to spit on the sidewalks.

Damaged Goods |Upton Sinclair
Put the spit in close to the shank-bone, and run it along the blade-bone.

The Cook's Oracle; and Housekeeper's Manual |William Kitchiner

British Dictionary definitions for spit (1 of 3)

spit ¹

/ (spɪt) /

verb spits, spitting, spat or spit

(intr) to expel saliva from the mouth; expectorate

(intr) informal to show disdain or hatred by spitting

(of a fire, hot fat, etc) to eject (fragments of coal, sparks, etc) violently and with an explosive sound; splutter

(intr) to rain very lightly

(tr often foll by out) to eject or discharge (something) from the mouth he spat the food out; to spit blood

(tr often foll by out) to utter (short sharp words or syllables), esp in a violent manner

spit chips Australian slang to be very angry Also (NZ): spit tacks

spit it out! British informal a command given to someone that he should speak forthwith

noun

another name for spittle

a light or brief fall of rain, snow, etc

the act or an instance of spitting

informal, mainly British another word for spitting image

Derived forms of spit

spitter, noun

Word Origin for spit

Old English spittan; related to spǣtan to spit, German dialect spitzen

British Dictionary definitions for spit (2 of 3)

spit ²

/ (spɪt) /

noun

a pointed rod on which meat is skewered and roasted before or over an open fire

Also called: rotisserie, rotating spit a similar device rotated by electricity or clockwork, fitted onto a cooker

an elongated often hooked strip of sand or shingle projecting from the shore, deposited by longshore drift, and usually above water

verb spits, spitting or spitted

(tr) to impale on or transfix with or as if with a spit

Word Origin for spit

Old English spitu; related to Old High German spiz spit, Norwegian spit tip

British Dictionary definitions for spit (3 of 3)

spit ³

/ (spɪt) /

noun

the depth of earth cut by a spade; a spade's depth

Word Origin for spit

C16: from Middle Dutch and Middle Low German spit

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spit

verb (used without object), spit or spat, spit·ting.

verb (used with object), spit or spat, spit·ting.

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verb (used with object), spit·ted, spit·ting.

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verb spits, spitting, spat or spit

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verb spits, spitting or spitted

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spit

verb (used without object), spit or spat, spit·ting.

verb (used with object), spit or spat, spit·ting.

noun

Verb Phrases

Idioms for spit

Origin of spit

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OTHER WORDS FROM spit

Words nearby spit

Definition for spit (2 of 2)

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verb (used with object), spit·ted, spit·ting.

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verb spits, spitting, spat or spit

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verb spits, spitting or spitted

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