spit

1 [spit] verb, spit or spat, spit·ting, noun
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.
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noun
8.
saliva, especially when ejected.
9.
the act of spitting.
10.
Entomology. Also called spittle. the frothy secretion exuded by spittlebugs.
11.
a light fall of rain or snow.
12.
spit up, to vomit; throw up: The wounded soldier spat up blood. If you jostle the baby, she'll spit up.
13.
spit and image, Informal. exact likeness; counterpart: Hunched over his desk, pen in hand, he was the spit and image of his father at work. Also, spitting image, spit 'n' image.

Origin:
before 950; (v.) Middle English spitten, Old English spittan; cognate with German (dial.) spitzen to spit; akin to Old English spǣtan to spit, spātl spittle; (noun) Middle English, derivative of the v.

spit·like, adjective


3. spatter.
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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:
before 1000; Middle English spite, Old English spitu; cognate with Middle Dutch, Middle Low German spit, spet, Old High German spiz spit; akin to Old Norse spīta peg

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spit1 (spɪt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb (often foll by out) (often foll by out) , spits, spitting, spat, spit
1.  (intr) to expel saliva from the mouth; expectorate
2.  informal (intr) 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.  (intr) to rain very lightly
5.  to eject or discharge (something) from the mouth: he spat the food out; to spit blood
6.  to utter (short sharp words or syllables), esp in a violent manner
7.  slang (Austral) spit chips Also (NZ): spit tacks to be very angry
8.  informal (Brit) spit it out! a command given to someone that he should speak forthwith
 
n
9.  another name for spittle
10.  a light or brief fall of rain, snow, etc
11.  the act or an instance of spitting
12.  informal chiefly (Brit) another word for spitting image
 
[Old English spittan; related to spǣtan to spit, German dialect spitzen]
 
'spitter1
 
n

spit2 (spɪt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  a pointed rod on which meat is skewered and roasted before or over an open fire
2.  rotisserie, Also called: rotating spit 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
 
vb , spits, spitting, spitted
4.  (tr) to impale on or transfix with or as if with a spit
 
[Old English spitu; related to Old High German spiz spit, Norwegian spit tip]

spit3 (spɪt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
the depth of earth cut by a spade; a spade's depth
 
[C16: from Middle Dutch and Middle Low German spit]

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Word Origin & History

spit
"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
"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. Spieß "spit," Ger. spitz "pointed"), from PIE *spei- "sharp point" (see spike (n.1)). This is also the source of the word meaning "sandy point"
(1670s). O.Fr. espois, Sp. espeto "spit" are Gmc. loan-words. The verb meaning "to put on a spit" is recorded from c.1200.
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SPIT definition


Language for IBM 650. (See IT).

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Example sentences
He got out, came back to my driver side, spit on the window and tried to pulled
  me out.
Let's be smart and quit trying to spit into the wind.
Of course, don't mistake the trigger for a spit valve.
When they decelerate, they spit the power back out, providing an
  uninterruptible backup energy supply.
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