Word Fact: Did you know that the word spit was created before the year 950 and is one of the oldest words? Makes you wonder why people felt the need to define ejecting liquid from your mouth.
noun
A brief, scattered rainfall or snowfall.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
A narrow point of land extending into a body of water.
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A slender, pointed rod on which meat is impaled for broiling.
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Saliva, especially when expectorated; spittle.
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Something, such as the frothy secretion of spittle bugs, that resembles spit.
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phrasal-verb
Spit up To vomit.
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verb-transitive
To eject as if from the mouth: a fire spitting sparks.
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To eject from the mouth: spat out the grape seeds.
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To emit suddenly and forcefully: spat out an insult.
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To impale on or as if on a spit.
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verb-intransitive
To eject matter from the mouth; expectorate.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
To express contempt or animosity by or as if by ejecting matter from the mouth.
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To make a hissing or sputtering noise.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
To rain or snow in light, scattered drops or flakes.
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verb
To fix on or as if on a spit .
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To eject (as saliva) from the mouth .
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To express (unpleasant or malicious feelings) by or as if by .
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To utter with a spitting sound or scornful expression .
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To emit as if by spitting.
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