Word Definition

Spit

  1. The secretion formed by the glands of the mouth; spitle; saliva; sputum.
  2. To throw out saliva from the mouth.
  3. A long, slender, pointed rod, usually of iron, for holding meat while roasting.
  4. To attend to a spit; to use a spit.
  5. To rain or snow slightly, or with sprinkles.
  6. 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.
  7. To eject; to throw out; to belch.
  8. To eject from the mouth; to throw out, as saliva or other matter, from the mouth.
  9. To thrust a spit through; to fix upon a spit; hence, to thrust through or impale; as, to spit a loin of veal.
  10. of Spit
  11. To spade; to dig.
  12. The depth to which a spade goes in digging; a spade; a spadeful.

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