Spit (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

verb (used without object), spit or spat, spit·ting.
  1. to eject saliva from the mouth; expectorate.
  2. to express hatred, contempt, etc., by or as if by ejecting saliva from the mouth.
  3. to sputter: grease spitting on the fire.
  4. to fall in scattered drops or flakes, as rain or snow.
verb (used with object), spit or spat, spit·ting.
  1. to eject from the mouth: The children were spitting watermelon seeds over the fence.
  2. to throw out or emit like saliva: The kettle spits boiling water over the stove.
  3. to set a flame to.
noun
  1. saliva, especially when ejected.
  2. the act of spitting.
  3. the frothy secretion exuded by spittlebugs.
  4. a light fall of rain or snow.
Verb Phrases
  1. to vomit; throw up: The wounded soldier spat up blood.If you jostle the baby, she'll spit up.
Idioms
  1. exact likeness; counterpart: Hunched over his desk, pen in hand, he was the spit and image of his father at work.
noun
  1. a pointed rod or bar for thrusting through and holding meat that is to be cooked before or over a fire.
  2. any of various rods, pins, or the like used for particular purposes.
  3. a narrow point of land projecting into the water.
  4. a long, narrow shoal extending from the shore.
verb (used with object), spit·ted, spit·ting.
  1. to pierce, stab, or transfix, as with a spit; impale on something sharp.
  2. to thrust a spit into or through.
verb spits, spitting, spat or spit
  1. to expel saliva from the mouth; expectorate
  2. to show disdain or hatred by spitting
  3. (of a fire, hot fat, etc) to eject (fragments of coal, sparks, etc) violently and with an explosive sound; splutter
  4. to rain very lightly
  5. to eject or discharge (something) from the mouth
  6. to utter (short sharp words or syllables), esp in a violent manner
  7. to be very angry
  8. a command given to someone that he should speak forthwith
noun
  1. another name for spittle
  2. a light or brief fall of rain, snow, etc
  3. the act or an instance of spitting
  4. informal, mainly British another word for spitting image
noun
  1. a pointed rod on which meat is skewered and roasted before or over an open fire
  2. a similar device rotated by electricity or clockwork, fitted onto a cooker
  3. an elongated often hooked strip of sand or shingle projecting from the shore, deposited by longshore drift, and usually above water
verb spits, spitting or spitted
  1. to impale on or transfix with or as if with a spit
noun
  1. the depth of earth cut by a spade; a spade's depth
Spit (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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