spit

spit ¹  (spt)

n.

1. Saliva, especially when expectorated; spittle.

2. The act of expectorating.

3. Something, such as the frothy secretion of spittle bugs, that resembles spit.

4. A brief, scattered rainfall or snowfall.

5. Informal The perfect likeness: He's the spit and image of his father.

v. spat (spt) or spit, spit·ting, spits

v.tr.

1. To eject from the mouth: spat out the grape seeds.

2. To eject as if from the mouth: a fire spitting sparks.

3. To emit suddenly and forcefully: spat out an insult.

v.intr.

1. To eject matter from the mouth; expectorate.

2. To express contempt or animosity by or as if by ejecting matter from the mouth.

3. To make a hissing or sputtering noise.

4. To rain or snow in light, scattered drops or flakes.

Phrasal Verb:

spit up

To vomit.

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[Middle English, from spitten, to spit, from Old English spittan, ultimately of imitative origin.]

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spit ²  (spt)

n.

1. A slender, pointed rod on which meat is impaled for broiling.

2. A narrow point of land extending into a body of water.

tr.v. spit·ted, spit·ting, spits

To impale on or as if on a spit.

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[Middle English, from Old English spitu.]

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spit ¹

Verb

[spitting, spat] or spit

1. to force saliva out of one's mouth

2. to force (something) out of one's mouth: he spat tobacco into an old coffee can

3. (of a fire or hot fat) to throw out sparks or particles violently and explosively

4. to rain very lightly

5. (often foll. by out)to say (words) in a violent angry way

6. to show contempt or hatred by spitting

7. spit it out! Informal a command given to someone to say what is on his or her mind

Noun

1. same as spittle

2. Informal, chiefly Brit same as spitting image [Old English spittan]

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spit ²

Noun

1. a pointed rod for skewering and roasting meat over a fire or in an oven

2. a long narrow strip of land jutting out into the sea [Old English spitu]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	spit - a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea tongue cape, ness - a strip of land projecting into a body of water sand - a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
	2.	spit - a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches saliva, spittle secretion - a functionally specialized substance (especially one that is not a waste) released from a gland or cell slobber, dribble, drivel, drool - saliva spilling from the mouth tobacco juice - saliva colored brown by tobacco (snuff or chewing tobacco) salivary gland - any of three pairs of glands in the mouth and digestive system that secrete saliva for digestion ptyalin - an amylase secreted in saliva
	3.	spit - a skewer for holding meat over a fire brochette - a small spit or skewer rack, stand - a support for displaying various articles; "the newspapers were arranged on a rack" skewer - a long pin for holding meat in position while it is being roasted turnspit - a roasting spit that can be turned
	4.	spit - the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva) spitting, expectoration ejection, forcing out, expulsion, projection - the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting
Verb	1.	spit - expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth; "The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer" ptyalise, ptyalize, spew, spue cough out, cough up, expectorate, spit up, spit out - discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth cough out, cough up, expectorate, spit up, spit out - discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth cough up, pony up, spit up - give reluctantly; "He coughed up some money for his children's tuition"
	2.	spit - utter with anger or contempt spit out let loose, let out, utter, emit - express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand"
	3.	spit - rain gently; "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick" patter, pitter-patter, spatter, sprinkle rain, rain down - precipitate as rain; "If it rains much more, we can expect some flooding"
	4.	spit - drive a skewer through; "skewer the meat for the BBQ" skewer pin - pierce with a pin; "pin down the butterfly"

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spit

verb 1. expectorate, sputter

verb 2. eject, discharge, throw out

noun 3. saliva, dribble, spittle, drool, slaver, sputum

Translations

spit [spɪt] n (for roasting) → asador m; espetón m (= spittle); esputo, escupitajo (= saliva); saliva

vi [pt, pp spat] [spæt] → escupir;

(sound) → chisporrotear

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spit [spɪt] n (for roasting) → broche f (= spittle); crachat m (= saliva); salive f

vi [spat , pt , pp ] [spæt] → cracher (= sound); crépiter; [rain] → crachiner

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spit [spɪt] [spat , pt, pp ] n (for roasting) → Spieß m;

(saliva) → Spucke f

vi → spucken;

(fire) → Funken sprühen;

(cooking) → spritzen;

(inf) (rain) → tröpfeln

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spit [spɪt] n (for roasting) → spiedo (= spittle); sputo (= saliva); saliva

vi [pt spat, pp ] [spæt] → sputare; [fire, fat] → scoppiettare

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spit¹

n spit [spit]

(alsospittleˈspitl) the liquid that forms in the mouth. spoeg بُصاق плюнка slina spyt die Spucke σάλιο saliva sülg تف sylki salive רוֹק थूक pljuvačka köpés ludah munnvatn, hráki つば 침 seilės siekalas air liur speeksel spytt plwocina cuspo salivă слюна slina slina pljuvačka spott น้ำลาย tükürük 唾液 слина; плювок تھوک nước bọt, nước dãi 唾液

v – present participle ˈspitting : past tense, past participle spat [spat] –

1 to throw out (spit) from the mouth He spat in the gutter as an indication of contempt. spuug يَبْصُق плюя (od)plivnout (si) spytte spucken φτύνω escupir sülitama تف انداختن sylkeä cracher לִירוֹק थूकना pljuvati, ljutito puhati (kao mačka) (ki)köp meludah hrækja sputare つばを吐く (침을) 뱉다 spjauti spļaut meludah spuwen spytte pluć cuspir a scuipa плевать(ся) (od)pľuť (si) pljuniti pljunuti spotta ถ่มน้ำลาย tükürmek 吐唾液(沫) плювати(ся) تھوکنا khạc nhổ nước bọt 吐唾液（沫）

2 to send (out) with force The fire spat (out) sparks. spoeg يُطْلِقُ، يَقْذِف сипя vyprskávat sprøjte; sprutte sprühen πετώ με δύναμη escupir pilduma به زور بيرون كردن räiskiä cracher לִירוֹק छोड़ना ispljuvati, pljunuti (ki)köp menyemburkan spÿta sputare ぱちぱちはねる 격렬하게 내뿜다[] spjaudyti sprakšķēt; sprēgāt berdetus-detus spatten sprute, spytte strzelać cuspir a scuipa рассыпать искры vyprsknúť metati izbacivati spotta ut, sprätta, spruta บ้วนน้ำลาย atmak, püskürtmek 爆出(火花) пирхати; тріщати زور سے بھیکنا bắn, tóe 爆出（火花）