spit

spit
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spit [1] ► VERB (spitting; past and past part. spat or spit) 1) eject saliva forcibly from one's mouth. 2) forcibly eject (food or liquid) from one's mouth. 3) say in a hostile way. 4) (of a fire or something being cooked) emit small bursts of sparks or hot fat with a series of explosive noises. 5) (it spits, it is spitting, etc.) Brit. light rain falls.
► NOUN 1) saliva. 2) an act of spitting.
● be the spitting image of (or be the spit of) — Cf. ↑be the spitting image of
● spit and polish — Cf. ↑spit and polish
● spit-and-sawdust — Cf. ↑spit-and-sawdust
● spit blood (or Austral. chips) — Cf. ↑spit chips
● spit in the eye (or face) of — Cf. ↑spit in the face of
● spit it out — Cf. ↑spit it out
DERIVATIVES spitter noun.
ORIGIN Old English.
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spit [2] ► NOUN 1) a long, thin metal rod pushed through meat in order to hold and turn it while it is roasted. 2) a narrow point of land projecting into the sea.
► VERB (spitted, spitting) ▪ put a spit through (meat).
ORIGIN Old English.
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spit [3] ► NOUN (pl. same or spits) ▪ a layer of earth whose depth is equal to the length of the blade of a spade.
ORIGIN Dutch and Low German; probably related to SPIT(Cf. ↑spitter).

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