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- Dictionaryspit/spɪt/
verb
- 1. eject saliva forcibly from one's mouth, sometimes as a gesture of contempt or anger: "Todd spat in Hugh's face" Similar
- 2. (of a fire or something being cooked) emit small bursts of sparks or hot fat with a series of short, explosive noises: "the bonfire crackled and spat" Similar
noun
- 1. saliva, typically that which has been ejected from a person's mouth.
- 2. an act of spitting.
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To spit is to propel saliva—which is also called spit —from your mouth. Generally speaking, it's rude to spit, particularly if you're at a fancy dinner party. There are some parts of the world where it's socially acceptable to spit in public, and it was once accepted in most of the West too.
noun. a pointed rod or bar for thrusting through and holding meat that is to be cooked before or over a fire. any of various rods, pins, or the like used for particular purposes. a narrow point of land projecting into the water. a long, narrow shoal extending from the shore.
SPIT definition: 1. to force out the contents of the mouth, especially saliva: 2. to say or shout words quickly and…. Learn more.
The meaning of SPIT is a slender pointed rod for holding meat over a fire. How to use spit in a sentence.
1. uncountable noun. Spit is the watery liquid produced in your mouth. You usually use spit to refer to an amount of it that has been forced out of someone's mouth. 2. verb. If someone spits, they force an amount of liquid out of their mouth, often to show hatred or contempt. The gang thought of hitting him too, but decided just to spit. [VERB]
SPIT meaning: 1. to force out the contents of the mouth, especially saliva: 2. to say or shout words quickly and…. Learn more.
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 (spăt) or spit, spit·ting, spits. v.tr. 1.
SPIT definition: 1. to force out the liquid in your mouth: 2. used to tell someone to say more quickly what it is…. Learn more.
spit. [transitive] to force liquid, food, etc. out of your mouth. spit something (out) She took a mouthful of food and then suddenly spat it out. spit something (from something) He was spitting blood from a badly cut lip.
Origin of Spit. From Old English spittan, from Proto-Germanic (compare Danish spytte, Swedish spotta ), from Proto-Indo-European *sp (y)ēw, *spyū , of imitiative origin (see spew) From Wiktionary. Middle English from spitten to spit from Old English spittan ultimately of imitative origin.
