Spit /(?)/

Spit

n.
  1. A long, slender, pointed rod, usually of iron, for holding meat while roasting.
  2. 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.
  3. The depth to which a spade goes in digging; a spade; a spadeful. [Prov. Eng.]

Spit

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Spitted; p. pr. & vb. n. Spitting

  1. To thrust a spit through; to fix upon a spit; hence, to thrust through or impale; as, to spit a loin of veal.
  2. To spade; to dig. [Prov. Eng.]

Spit

v. i.
  1. To attend to a spit; to use a spit. [Obs.]
    She's spitting in the kitchen.
    — Old Play.

Spit

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Spit; p. pr. & vb. n. Spitting

  1. To eject from the mouth; to throw out, as saliva or other matter, from the mouth. archaic
  2. To eject; to throw out; to belch.

Spit

n.
  1. The secretion formed by the glands of the mouth; spitle; saliva; sputum.

Spit

v. i.
  1. To throw out saliva from the mouth.
  2. To rain or snow slightly, or with sprinkles.
    It had been spitting with rain.

Phrases & Compounds

To spit on
to insult grossly; to treat with contempt.