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• spit — Ⅰ. spit [1] ► VERB (spitting; past and past part. spat or spit) 1) eject saliva forcibly from one s mouth. 2) forcibly eject (food or liquid) from one s mouth. 3) say in a hostile way. 4) (o …   English terms dictionary

• Spit — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• spit|ball — «SPIHT BL», noun, verb. U.S. –n. 1. a small ball of chewed up paper, used as a missile. 2. Baseball. an illegal curve pitched after wetting one side of the ball with saliva. –v.i. 1. to throw a spitball: »Birdie Tebetts, the Cincinnati manager,… …   Useful english dictionary

• spit·ball — /ˈspıtˌbɑːl/ noun, pl balls [count] US 1 : a small piece of paper that is chewed and rolled into a ball so that it can be thrown or shot at someone The kids were shooting spitballs at each other. 2 baseball : an illegal pitch in which the ball is …   Useful english dictionary

• spit — 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)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• spit — 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… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• spit — 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… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• spit — 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 …  

• spit 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 …   Useful english dictionary

• spit — [[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 …   English dictionary

• Spit Bridge — The Spit Bridge is a bascule bridge that carries Spit Road over Middle Harbour in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, at a point called The Spit, 10 km north east of the CBD. It connects the suburbs of Mosman, on the south bank and Seaforth, on… …   Wikipedia