spit

  • 11Spit — Spit, v. i. To attend to a spit; to use a spit. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] She s spitting in the kitchen. Old Play. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 12Spit — Spit, n. [OE. spite, AS. spitu; akin to D. spit, G. spiess, OHG. spiz, Dan. spid. Sw. spett, and to G. spitz pointed. [root]170.] 1. A long, slender, pointed rod, usually of iron, for holding meat while roasting. [1913 Webster] 2. A small point… …

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  • 13Spit — Spit, v. i. 1. To throw out saliva from the mouth. [1913 Webster] 2. To rain or snow slightly, or with sprinkles. [1913 Webster] It had been spitting with rain. Dickens. [1913 Webster] {To spit on} or {To spit upon}, to insult grossly; to treat… …

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  • 14Spit — (engl. „spucken“) steht für: Spit (Kartenspiel), ein rasantes Legespiel Spam over Internet Telephony, siehe Spam #Sonstige Spit ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Nicolaus Bartholomeus Petrus Spit (1853–1929), von 1892 bis 1929… …

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  • 15spit — verb. The form for the regular past tense and past participle in BrE is spat, but in AmE either spat or spit is used: • I was so mad I could have spit New Yorker, 1989 …

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  • 16Spit — Spit, n. The secretion formed by the glands of the mouth; spitle; saliva; sputum. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 17spit — s.m.inv. ES ingl. TS sport nel linguaggio degli alpinisti, chiodo di sicurezza costituito da una placchetta con il foro per il moschettone e da un tassello a espansione, che viene infisso in un foro praticato nella roccia con il trapano {{line}}… …

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  • 18spit — [n] saliva discharge, dribble, drool, slaver, spittle, sputum, water; concept 467 spit [v] eject saliva or substance discharge, drool, expectorate, hawk, hiss, sibilate, sizz, slobber, spatter, spew, splutter, spritz, sputter, throw out; concepts …

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  • 19spit at — ˈspit at [transitive] [he/she/it spits at present participle spitting at past tense spat at past participle spat at] phrasal verb to fo …

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  • 20spit — index pierce (lance) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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