spit

  • 31spit — I UK [spɪt] / US verb Word forms spit : present tense I/you/we/they spit he/she/it spits present participle spitting past tense spat UK [spæt] / US past participle spat * 1) a) [intransitive] to force some of the clear liquid called saliva out… …

    English dictionary

  • 32spit — I [[t]spɪt[/t]] v. spit spat, spit•ting, 1) cvb phl to eject saliva from the mouth; expectorate 2) to sputter: grease spitting in the fire[/ex] 3) to eject from the mouth: to spit watermelon seeds[/ex] 4) to throw out or emit like saliva 5) spit… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 33spit — 1. v. & n. v. (spitting; past and past part. spat or spit) 1 intr. a eject saliva from the mouth. b do this as a sign of hatred or contempt (spat at him). 2 tr. (usu. foll. by out) a eject (saliva, blood, food, etc.) from the mouth (spat the meat …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 34spit — {{11}}spit (n.1) saliva, c.1300, from SPIT (Cf. spit) (v.). Meaning the very likeness is attested from c.1600 (e.g. spitting image, attested from 1901); Cf. Fr. craché in same sense. Military phrase spit and polish first recorded 1895. {{12}}spit …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 35spit — spit1 verb (spits, spitting; past and past participle spat or spit) 1》 eject saliva forcibly from one s mouth.     ↘forcibly eject (food or liquid) from one s mouth.     ↘(spit up) N. Amer. (especially of a baby) vomit. 2》 utter in a hostile way …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 36spit — v. 1) (D; intr.) to spit at, on 2) (d; intr.) to spit in, into (to spit in smb. s face) 3) (d; tr.) to spit out of (to spit smt. out of one s mouth) * * * [spɪt] on into (to spit in smb. s face) (D;intr.) to spitat (d;intr.) to spitin (d; tr.) to …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 37spit — English has two words spit in current usage. Spit ‘eject saliva’ [OE] is one of a sizable group of English words beginning sp which denote ‘ejecting or discharging liquid’. Others include spew [OE], spout [14], spurt [16], and sputter [16]. They… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 38spit — English has two words spit in current usage. Spit ‘eject saliva’ [OE] is one of a sizable group of English words beginning sp which denote ‘ejecting or discharging liquid’. Others include spew [OE], spout [14], spurt [16], and sputter [16]. They… …

    Word origins

  • 39şpiţ — ŞPIŢ1, şpiţi, s.m. Numele unei rase de câini de talie mică, cu păr pufos, cu urechi drepte şi bot ascuţit; câine din această rasă. – Din germ. Spitz. Trimis de LauraGellner, 02.05.2004. Sursa: DEX 98  ŞPIŢ2, şpiţuri, s.n. 1. (tehn.) Unealtă… …

    Dicționar Român

  • 40spit — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English spitu; akin to Old High German spiz spit, spizzi pointed Date: before 12th century 1. a slender pointed rod for holding meat over a fire 2. a small point of land especially of sand or gravel… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary