spit Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea
    tongue.
  2. 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
    spittle; saliva.
  3. noun a skewer for holding meat over a fire
  4. noun the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva)
    expectoration; spitting.
  5. verb expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth
    spew; spue; ptyalise; ptyalize.
    • The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer
  6. verb utter with anger or contempt
    spit out.
  7. verb rain gently
    pitter-patter; sprinkle; spatter; patter.
    • It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick
  8. verb drive a skewer through
    skewer.
    • skewer the meat for the BBQ

WordNet

Spit noun
Etymology
OE. spite, AS. spitu; akin to D. spit, G. spiess, OHG. spiz, Dan. spid. Sw. spett, and to G. spitz pointed.
Definitions
  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 transitive verb
Etymology
From Spit, n.; cf. Speet.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Spitted; present participle & verbal noun Spitting
Definitions
  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 intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To attend to a spit; to use a spit. Obs.
    She's spitting in the kitchen. Old Play.
Spit transitive verb
Etymology
AS. spittan; akin to G. spützen, Dan. spytte, Sw. spotta,Icel. spta, and prob. E. spew. The past tense spat is due to AS. sptte, from sptan to spit. Cf. Spat, n., Spew, Spawl, Spot, n.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Spit (Spat, archaic); present participle & verbal noun Spitting
Definitions
  1. To eject from the mouth; to throw out, as saliva or other matter, from the mouth. "Thus spit I out my venom." spat is a common pp and not archaic Chaucer.
  2. To eject; to throw out; to belch. ✍ 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 noun
Definitions
  1. The secretion formed by the glands of the mouth; spitle; saliva; sputum.
Spit intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To throw out saliva from the mouth.
  2. To rain or snow slightly, or with sprinkles.
    It had been spitting with rain. Dickens.
    South.

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