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spit

1  [spit] verb, spit or spat, spit⋅ting, noun
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–verb (used without object)
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)
5. to eject from the mouth: The children were spitting watermelon seeds over the fence.
6. to throw out or emit like saliva: The kettle spits boiling water over the stove.
7. to set a flame to.
–noun
8. saliva, esp. when ejected.
9. the act of spitting.
10. Entomology. spittle.
11. a light fall of rain or snow.
—Verb phrase
12. spit up, to vomit; throw up: The wounded soldier spat up blood. If you jostle the baby, she'll spit up.
—Idiom
13. spit and image. Also, spitting image, spit 'n' image. Informal. exact likeness; counterpart: Hunched over his desk, pen in hand, he was the spit and image of his father at work.
Origin:
bef. 950; (v.) ME spitten, OE spittan; c. G (dial.) spitzen to spit; akin to OE spǣtan to spit, spātl spittle; (n.) ME, deriv. of the v.

Related forms:
spitlike, adjective

Synonyms:
3. spatter.

spit

2  [spit] noun, verb, spit⋅ted, spit⋅ting.
–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)
5. to pierce, stab, or transfix, as with a spit; impale on something sharp.
6. to thrust a spit into or through.
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME spite, OE spitu; c. MD, MLG spit, spet, OHG spiz spit; akin to ON spīta peg
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spit 1   (spĭt)   
n.  
  1. Saliva, especially when expectorated; spittle.
  2. The act of expectorating.
  3. Something, such as the frothy secretion of spittle bugs, that resembles spit.
  4. A brief, scattered rainfall or snowfall.
  5. Informal The perfect likeness: He's the spit and image of his father.
v.   spat (spāt) or spit, spit·ting, spits

v.   tr.
  1. To eject from the mouth: spat out the grape seeds.
  2. To eject as if from the mouth: a fire spitting sparks.
  3. To emit suddenly and forcefully: spat out an insult.
v.   intr.
  1. To eject matter from the mouth; expectorate.
  2. To express contempt or animosity by or as if by ejecting matter from the mouth.
  3. To make a hissing or sputtering noise.
  4. To rain or snow in light, scattered drops or flakes.
Phrasal Verb(s):
spit upTo vomit.

[Middle English, from spitten, to spit, from Old English spittan, ultimately of imitative origin.]
spit 2   (spĭt)   
n.  
  1. A slender, pointed rod on which meat is impaled for broiling.
  2. A narrow point of land extending into a body of water.
tr.v.   spit·ted, spit·ting, spits
To impale on or as if on a spit.

[Middle English, from Old English spitu.]
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Spit

Spit\, n. [OE. spite, AS. spitu; akin to D. spit, G. spiess, OHG. spiz, Dan. spid. Sw. spett, and to G. spitz pointed. [root]170.]

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

Spit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spitted; p. pr. & vb. n. Spitting.] [From Spit, n.; cf. Speet.]

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

Spit\, v. i. To attend to a spit; to use a spit. [Obs.]

She's spitting in the kitchen. --Old Play.

Spit

Spit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spit (Spat, archaic); p. pr. & vb. n. Spitting.] [AS. spittan; akin to G. sp["u]tzen, Dan. spytte, Sw. spotta,Icel. sp?ta, and prob. E. spew. The past tense spat is due to AS. sp?tte, from sp?tan to spit. Cf. Spat, n., Spew, Spawl, Spot, n.]

1. To eject from the mouth; to throw out, as saliva or other matter, from the mouth. "Thus spit I out my venom." --Chaucer.

2. To eject; to throw out; to belch.

Note: 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

Spit\, n. The secretion formed by the glands of the mouth; spitle; saliva; sputum.

Spit

Spit\, v. i. 1. To throw out saliva from the mouth.

2. To rain or snow slightly, or with sprinkles.

It had been spitting with rain. --Dickens.

To spit on or upon, to insult grossly; to treat with contempt. "Spitting upon all antiquity." --South.
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Language Translation for : spit
Spanish: saliva,
German: die Spucke,
Japanese: つば
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spit  (v.)
"expel saliva," O.E. spittan (Anglian), spætan (W.Saxon), from PIE *sp(y)eu-, of imitative origin (see spew). Not the usual O.E. word for this; spætlan (see spittle) and spiwan (see spew) are more common. Meaning "to eject saliva (at someone or something) as a gesture of contempt" is in O.E. The noun is attested from c.1300. Meaning "the very likeness" is attested from 1602 (e.g. spitting image, attested from 1901); cf. Fr. craché in same sense. Military phrase spit and polish first recorded 1895. Spitball is from 1846 in the schoolboy sense, 1905 in the baseball sense.

spit  (n.)
"sharp-pointed rod on which meat is roasted," O.E. spitu, from P.Gmc. *spituz (cf. M.Du. spit, Swed. spett, O.H.G. spiz, Ger. Speiß "spit," Ger. spitz "pointed"), from PIE *spei- "sharp point" (see spike (n.1)). This is also the source of the word meaning "sandy point" (1673). O.Fr. espois, Sp. espeto "spit" are Gmc. loan-words. The verb meaning "to put on a spit" is recorded from c.1205.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: 1spit
Pronunciation: 'spit
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: spit or spat /'spat/; spit·ting
transitive senses
: to eject (as saliva) from the mouth spit intransitive senses
: to eject saliva from the mouth

Main Entry: 2spit
Function: noun
: SALIVA
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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SPIT
Language for IBM 650. (See IT).

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