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SPIT
spit, spitting, expectoration
(noun) the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva)
spit
(noun) a skewer for holding meat over a fire
saliva, spit, spittle
(noun) 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
spit, tongue
(noun) a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea
spit, ptyalize, ptyalise, spew, spue
(verb) expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth; “The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer”
spit, spit out
(verb) utter with anger or contempt
skewer, spit
(verb) drive a skewer through; “skewer the meat for the BBQ”
sprinkle, spit, spatter, patter, pitter-patter
(verb) rain gently; “It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
SPIT (uncountable)
(internet) Abbreviation of spam over Internet telephony.
Anagrams
• ISTP, PITs, PTIs, TIPS, pist, pits, sipt, stip, tips
Etymology 1
Noun
spit (plural spits)
A thin metal or wooden rod on which meat is skewered for cooking, often over a fire.
Synonym: broach
A generally low, narrow, pointed, usually sandy peninsula.
Verb
spit (third-person singular simple present spits, present participle spitting, simple past and past participle spitted)
(transitive) To impale on a spit; to pierce with a sharp object.
(transitive) To use a spit to cook; to attend to food that is cooking on a spit.
Etymology 2
Verb
spit (third-person singular simple present spits, present participle spitting, simple past and past participle spit or spat)
(ambitransitive) To evacuate (saliva or another substance) from the mouth, etc.
Synonym: expectorate
(ambitransitive) To emit or expel in a manner similar to evacuating saliva from the mouth; specifically, to rain or snow slightly.
(ambitransitive) To utter (something) violently.
(transitive, slang, hip-hop) To rap, to utter.
(intransitive) To make a spitting sound, like an angry cat.
Usage notes
The past tense and past participle spit is an older form, but remains the more common form used by speakers in North America, and is also used often enough by speakers of British and Commonwealth English to be listed as an alternative form by the Collins English Dictionary and Oxford Dictionaries. A non-standard past participle form is spitten.
Noun
spit (countable and uncountable, plural spits)
(uncountable) Saliva, especially when expectorated.
Synonyms: expectoration, spittle
(countable) An instance of spitting; specifically, a light fall of rain or snow.
(uncountable) synonym of slam
Etymology 3
Noun
spit (plural spits)
The depth to which the blade of a spade goes into the soil when it is used for digging; a layer of soil of the depth of a spade's blade.
The amount of soil that a spade holds; a spadeful.
Verb
spit (third-person singular simple present spits, present participle spitting, simple past and past participle spitted)
(transitive, dialectal) To dig (something) using a spade; also, to turn (the soil) using a plough.
(transitive, dialectal) To plant (something) using a spade.
(intransitive, dialectal) To dig, to spade.
Synonym: delve
Anagrams
• ISTP, PITs, PTIs, TIPS, pist, pits, sipt, stip, tips
Source: Wiktionary
Spit, n. Etym: [OE. spite, AS. spitu; akin to D. spit, G. spiess, OHG. spiz, Dan. spid. Sw. spett, and to G. spitz pointed. sq. root170.]
1. A long, slender, pointed rod, usually of iron, for holding meat while roasting.
2. A small point of land running into the sea, or a long, narrow shoal extending from the shore into the sea; as, a spit of sand. Cook.
3. The depth to which a spade goes in digging; a spade; a spadeful. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
Spit, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spitted; p. pr. & vb. n. Spitting.] Etym: [From Spit, n.; cf. Speet.]
1. To thrust a spit through; to fix upon a spit; hence, to thrust through or impale; as, to spit a loin of veal. "Infants spitted upon pikes." Shak.
2. To spade; to dig. [Prov. Eng.]
Spit, v. i.
Definition: To attend to a spit; to use a spit. [Obs.] She's spitting in the kitchen. Old Play.
Spit, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spit (Spat, archaic); p. pr. & vb. n. Spitting.] Etym: [AS. spittan; akin to G. spĂĽtzen, Dan. spytte, Sw. spotta,Icel. sp, and prob. E. spew. The past tense spat is due to AS. sp, from sp to spit. Cf. Spat, n., Spew, Spawl, Spot, n.]
1. To eject from the mouth; to throw out, as saliva or other matter, from the mouth. "Thus spit I out my venom." Chaucer.
2. To eject; to throw out; to belch.
Note: Spitted was sometimes used as the preterit and the past participle. "He . . . shall be mocked, and spitefully entreated, and spitted on." Luke xviii. 32.
Spit, n.
Definition: The secretion formed by the glands of the mouth; spitle; saliva; sputum.
Spit, v. i.
1. To throw out saliva from the mouth.
2. To rain or snow slightly, or with sprinkles. It had been spitting with rain. Dickens. To spit on or upon, to insult grossly; to treat with contempt. "Spitting upon all antiquity." South.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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