Spit Definition
spĭt
spat, spits, spitted, spitting
noun
spits
Saliva; spittle.
Webster's New World
The act of spitting.
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A thin, pointed rod or bar on which meat is impaled for broiling or roasting over a fire or before other direct heat.
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Something like saliva, as the frothy secretion of certain insects.
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A narrow point of land, or a narrow reef or shoal, extending into a body of water.
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verb
spat, spits, spitting
To fix or impale on or as on a spit.
Webster's New World
To eject from within the mouth.
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To eject saliva from the mouth; expectorate.
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To eject, throw (out), emit, or utter explosively.
To spit out an oath.
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To emit suddenly and forcefully.
Spat out an insult.
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idiom
spit up
- to regurgitate or cough up
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Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Spit
Origin of Spit
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From Old English spittan, from Proto-Germanic (compare Danish spytte, Swedish spotta), from Proto-Indo-European *sp(y)ēw, *spyū , of imitiative origin (see spew)
From Wiktionary
Middle English from spitten to spit from Old English spittan ultimately of imitative origin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Old English spitu, from Proto-Germanic *spituz.
From Wiktionary
Middle English from Old English spitu
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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