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21spit- — *spit germ., Verb: nhd. spitz sein ( Verb); ne. be (Verb) pointed; Hinweis: s. *spita , *spitīn, *spitja ; Etymologie: s. ing. *spē̆i (1), *pē̆i , *spī̆ , *pī̆ …
22spit|al — «SPIHT uhl», noun. 1. a shelter or other place of refuge, as for travelers, paupers, etc. 2. a hospital for the poor or diseased, especially for lepers; lazaretto. ╂[alteration (influenced by hospital) of earlier spittle, Middle English spitell,… …
23spit — I. /spɪt / (say spit) verb (spat or spit, spitting) –verb (i) 1. to eject saliva from the mouth; expectorate. 2. to do this at or on a person, etc., to express hatred, contempt, etc. 3. to sputter. 4. to fall in scattered drops or flakes, as rain …
24spit — spit1 [ spıt ] (past tense and past participle spit or spat [ spæt ] ) verb * 1. ) intransitive to force some of the clear liquid called saliva out from your mouth: Dino leaned over and spat on the ground. The woman spat and shouted insults as… …
25spit — spit1 [spıt] v past tense and past participle spat [spæt] or spit AmE present participle spitting ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(liquid from your mouth)¦ 2¦(food/drink etc)¦ 3¦(rain)¦ 4¦(say something)¦ 5 spit it out 6¦(small pieces)¦ …
26spit — de·spit·e·ous; de·spit·e·ous·ly; spit; spit·al; spit·ball·er; spit·ish; spit·kit; spit·stick; spit·ting; spit·toon; spit·zer; un·spit; spit·ter; spit·tle; spit·kid; spit·stick·er; …
27spit — spit1 spitlike, adj. /spit/, v., spit or spat, spitting, n. v.i. 1. to eject saliva from the mouth; expectorate. 2. to express hatred, contempt, etc., by or as if by ejecting saliva from the mouth. 3. to sputter: grease spitting on the fire. 4.… …
28spit — 1 past tense and past participle spat also spit AmE present participle spitting verb 1 LIQUID FROM YOUR MOUTH (I) to blow a small amount of saliva (=the liquid in your mouth) out of your mouth (+ at/on): Mom, Judy spit at me! | Kevin cleared his… …
29spit up — verb 1. give reluctantly He coughed up some money for his children s tuition • Syn: ↑cough up, ↑pony up • Hypernyms: ↑give • Verb Frames: Somebody s something …
30spit — [[t]spɪ̱t[/t]] spits, spitting, spat (In American English, the form spit is used as the past tense and past participle.) 1) N UNCOUNT Spit is the watery liquid produced in your mouth. You usually use spit to refer to an amount of it that has been …
