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Definition of spit
- the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva)
- a skewer for holding meat over a fire
- a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches
- a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea
- expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth; "The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer"
- utter with anger or contempt
- drive a skewer through; "skewer the meat for the BBQ"
- rain gently; "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick"
See Also: expectorate, cough up, cough out, spit up, spit out, pony up
Hyponyms: turnspit, drool, dribble, drivel, slobber, tobacco juice
Part Meronyms: rack, stand, salivary gland
Derivational Morphology: expectorate, cough up, cough out, spit up, spit out, ptyalize, ptyalise, spew, spue, skewer, salivate, ptyalism, spitting, expectoration, saliva, spittle, spitter, expectorator, scattering, sprinkle, sprinkling
| Language Translations: | |||
| Dutch: spuwen | Esperanto: kraĉi | ||
| Finnish: sylkeä | French: cracher | ||
| German: spucken | Greek: φτύνω | ||
| Hungarian: köp | Indonesian: ludah | ||
| Italian: sputare | Japanese: つば | ||
| Macedonian: плука | Portuguese: cuspir | ||
| Russian: плевать | Spanish: escupir | ||
| Swedish: spotta | |||
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