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spit
1[ spit ]
verb (used without object)
- 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.
Synonyms:
- to fall in scattered drops or flakes, as rain or snow.
verb (used with object)
- 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 phrase
- to vomit; throw up:
The wounded soldier spat up blood.
If you jostle the baby, she'll spit up.
spit
2[ spit ]
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)
- to pierce, stab, or transfix, as with a spit; impale on something sharp.
- to thrust a spit into or through.
spit
1/ ɪ /
verb
- intr to expel saliva from the mouth; expectorate
- informal.intr 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
- troften foll byout to eject or discharge (something) from the mouth
he spat the food out
to spit blood
- troften foll byout to utter (short sharp words or syllables), esp in a violent manner
- spit chips slang.to be very angry Also (NZ)spit tacks
- spit it out! 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.another word for spitting image
spit
2/ ɪ /
noun
- a pointed rod on which meat is skewered and roasted before or over an open fire
- Also calledrotisserierotating 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
- tr to impale on or transfix with or as if with a spit
spit
3/ ɪ /
noun
- the depth of earth cut by a spade; a spade's depth
Derived Forms
- ˈ辱ٳٱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- 辱l adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of spit1
Origin of spit2
Word History and Origins
Origin of spit1
Origin of spit2
Origin of spit3
Idioms and Phrases
- spit and image, Informal. exact likeness; counterpart: Also spitting image, spit 'n' image.
Hunched over his desk, pen in hand, he was the spit and image of his father at work.
Example Sentences
Pham then motioned for the heckler to come onto the field, where presumably he would address the spat once and for all, man to man.
They can't win the culture war, but they're going to use these lawsuits to spit in the face of all the queer people who offend them just by existing.
TV replays showed some spit land in the direction of trainer Grant Smith, although it appeared to be unintentional.
"From minute one this season, we haven't been at a level to fully compete in the Premier League and you have to be because it'll chew you up and spit you out."
She will contact her consultant, after which she has to "spit in a cup" and offer up her DNA for genetic testing and analysis.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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