[spit] 
verb, spit or spat, spit⋅ting, noun | 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. |
| 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. |
| 8. | saliva, esp. when ejected. |
| 9. | the act of spitting. |
| 10. | Entomology. spittle. |
| 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. 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. |
