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Definition of 'spit'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.i.) spit
to eject saliva from the mouth; expectorate.

2.  spit
to sputter:
grease spitting in the fire.

3. (v.t.) spit
to eject from the mouth:
to spit watermelon seeds.

4.  spit
to throw out or emit like saliva.

5.  spit
spit up, to vomit; throw up.

6. (n.) spit
saliva, esp. when ejected.

7.  spit
the act of spitting.

8. (n.) spit
a pointed rod for skewering and holding meat over a fire or other source of heat.

9.  spit
any of various rods, pins, etc.

10.  spit
a narrow point of land projecting into the water.

11.  spit
a long, narrow shoal extending from the shore.

12. (v.t.) spit
to pierce, stab, or transfix with or as if with a spit; impale on something sharp.

Etymology: (bef. 1000; ME spite, OE spitu, c. MD, spit, OHG spiz spit)

Definition of 'spit'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) spit, tongue
a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea

2. (noun) saliva, spit, spittle
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

3. (noun) spit
a skewer for holding meat over a fire

4. (verb) spit, spitting, expectoration
the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva)

5. (verb) spit, ptyalize, ptyalise, spew, spue
expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth
"The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer"

6. (verb) spit, spit out
utter with anger or contempt

7. (verb) sprinkle, spit, spatter, patter, pitter-patter
rain gently
"It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick"

8. (verb) skewer, spit
drive a skewer through
"skewer the meat for the BBQ"

Definition of 'spit'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) spit
to force liquid or a piece of sth out of your mouth
Protesters spit on/at police.; It tasted awful, so I spit it out.

2. (noun) spit
the liquid in your mouth; = saliva
***spit on the sidewalk

3. spit
a long sharp stick for cooking sth over a fire
They roasted the pig on a spit.

Definition of 'spit'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) spit
a long, slender, pointed rod, usually of iron, for holding meat while roasting

2. (noun) spit
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

3. (noun) spit
the depth to which a spade goes in digging; a spade; a spadeful

4. (noun) spit
to thrust a spit through; to fix upon a spit; hence, to thrust through or impale; as, to spit a loin of veal

5. (noun) spit
to spade; to dig

6. (noun) spit
to eject from the mouth; to throw out, as saliva or other matter, from the mouth

7. (noun) spit
to eject; to throw out; to belch

8. (noun) spit
the secretion formed by the glands of the mouth; spitle; saliva; sputum

9. spit
of Spit

10. (verb) spit
to attend to a spit; to use a spit

11. (verb) spit
to throw out saliva from the mouth

12. (verb) spit
to rain or snow slightly, or with sprinkles

Translation of 'spit'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: (alsospittle
Afrikaans: spoeg	Arabic: بُصاق	Bulgarian: плюнка
Brazilian: cuspe	Czech: slina	German: die Spucke
Danish: spyt	Greek: σάλιο	Spanish: saliva
Estonian: sülg	Farsi: تف	Finnish: sylki
French: salive	Hebrew: רוֹק	Hindi: थूक
Croatian: pljuvačka	Hungarian: köpés	Indonesian: ludah
Icelandic: munnvatn, hráki	Japanese: つば	Korean: 침
Lithuanian: seilės	Latvian: siekalas	Malay: air liur
Dutch: speeksel	Norwegian: spytt	Polish: plwocina
Persian: تف	Pashto: تف	Portuguese: cuspo
Romanian: salivă	Russian: слюна	Slovak: slina
Slovenian: slina	Serbian: pljuvačka	Swedish: spott
Thai: น้ำลาย	Turkish: tükürük	Taiwanese: 唾液
Ukrainian: слина; плювок	Urdu: تھوک	Vietnamese: nước bọt, nước dãi
Chinese: 唾液
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