- to eject saliva from the mouth; expectorate.
- to express hatred, contempt, etc., by or as if by ejecting saliva from the mouth.
- to sputter: grease spitting on the fire.
- to fall in scattered drops or flakes, as rain or snow.
- to eject from the mouth: The children were spitting watermelon seeds over the fence.
- to throw out or emit like saliva: The kettle spits boiling water over the stove.
- to set a flame to.
- saliva, especially when ejected.
- the act of spitting.
- the frothy secretion exuded by spittlebugs.
- a light fall of rain or snow.
- to vomit; throw up: The wounded soldier spat up blood.If you jostle the baby, she'll spit up.
- exact likeness; counterpart: Hunched over his desk, pen in hand, he was the spit and image of his father at work.
- a pointed rod or bar for thrusting through and holding meat that is to be cooked before or over a fire.
- any of various rods, pins, or the like used for particular purposes.
- a narrow point of land projecting into the water.
- a long, narrow shoal extending from the shore.
- to pierce, stab, or transfix, as with a spit; impale on something sharp.
- to thrust a spit into or through.
- to expel saliva from the mouth; expectorate
- to show disdain or hatred by spitting
- (of a fire, hot fat, etc) to eject (fragments of coal, sparks, etc) violently and with an explosive sound; splutter
- to rain very lightly
- to eject or discharge (something) from the mouth
- to utter (short sharp words or syllables), esp in a violent manner
- to be very angry
- a command given to someone that he should speak forthwith
- another name for spittle
- a light or brief fall of rain, snow, etc
- the act or an instance of spitting
- informal, mainly British another word for spitting image
- a pointed rod on which meat is skewered and roasted before or over an open fire
- a similar device rotated by electricity or clockwork, fitted onto a cooker
- an elongated often hooked strip of sand or shingle projecting from the shore, deposited by longshore drift, and usually above water
- to impale on or transfix with or as if with a spit
- the depth of earth cut by a spade; a spade's depth