Definition
Meaning of 'spit'
Meaning of 'spit' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Spit 
[ imp. & p. p.]
- of Spit [ imp. & p. p.]2. Spit [ n.]
- A long, slender, pointed rod, usually of iron, for holding
meat while roasting. [ n.]- 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.
- The depth to which a spade goes in digging; a spade; a spadeful.
- To thrust a spit through; to fix upon a spit; hence, to thrust through or impale; as, to spit a loin of veal.
- To spade; to dig.
- To eject from the mouth; to throw out, as saliva or other matter, from the mouth.
- To eject; to throw out; to belch.
- The secretion formed by the glands of the mouth; spitle; saliva; sputum.
3. Spit [ v. i.]
- To attend to a spit; to use a spit. [ v. i.]- To throw out saliva from the mouth.
- To rain or snow slightly, or with sprinkles.
Meaning of 'spit' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. spit [ v]
[ v]Meaning (1):
- rain gently
- rain gently
Example in sentence:
- It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick
Meaning (2):
- drive a skewer through
- drive a skewer through
Example in sentence:
- skewer the meat for the BBQ
Meaning (3):
- expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth
- expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth
Example in sentence:
- The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer
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